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Originally Posted by SatvikBeri  Harmony,
I've totally been there. I was a Math person who had a very hard time with History and hated numerical calculations. I hated high school so much that I planned to drop out. But there's a lot of hope.
One thing you might seriously consider is going to college early. I went to ( Bard College at Simon's Rock - The Early College) after sophomore year, they typically accept people after their sophomore or junior years, instead of their senior year.
Another thing you should know is that Math changes a lot after calculus. I don't know if you've studied any Number Theory, but basically Pure Math turns conceptual and logic-based, rather than application and calculation based. It's a very, very different world, and I'd recommend making your decision after you've taken a course like Linear Algebra or Analysis.
Best of luck,
Satvik |
Thanks. I'm not going to college early as the preparatory high school I am attending right now is sufficiently academically vigorous, with a wide selection of courses and opportunities.
It's interesting that you mention pure math, because an introduction to various areas of pure math is what got me interested in math in the first place. I took some introductory number theory and combinatorics classes a few years ago - they were a completely different way of thinking about math (not just rote school calculation) and I really liked how they were really intuitive. I'm not sure if I'd want to go into pure math as a career, though -- I'm a very intuitive person and I connect well emotionally so a possibility might be a mental or physical health field, psychology, ayurveda, etc. I'm not sure yet, though!