r/Physics • u/DARKHUu • 16h ago
Having a huge existential crisis related to my degree
It's exam season so it's probably that but... I'm in a state where idk what I'm doing with myself and I feel like I'm just withering away. For a bit of context I'm a (soon to.br hopefully) third year student and at this point in time I should've already finished my studies but due to my own irresponsibility and a couple of other factors I've dragged it out. Now I'm sitting here trying to study but also having a mini panic attack because of the time I've wasted on nothing. I'm also thinking is any of this worth it (even tho I do want to be a physicist). Due to the time I've wasted and the number of times I've failed and repeated some courses I don't feel that excitement that I've felt for science in the past.
This probably looks like I spewed out a bunch of sentences but try to understand and if you have any advice I'd be happy to receive it ☺
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u/No-Lawfulness-6608 12h ago
Depending on your major you have to put yourself in the best position in college , internships if possible . I've been out of school a year with a physics BS and minor in math . Dont really ever get a call back from anything but that's how it is for physics majors
What helped me out to cope was not to only go to class then home it's really beneficial to join a group on campus to have similar struggles and push each other . We ended up having a big brotherhood and wanting to do extra work wasn't bad half the time (studying rigorous).
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u/no_choice99 16h ago
I have been in your shoes. You can make it, even go for a PhD if lucky but the chances to land on an academic job are so slim you better have a B plan in mind already. Time ''wasted'' won't matter as much as you may believe, although it's of course better to do and learn something at all times. Keep up, don't give up.