It’s proabily the developing of the mentality wich is based on an Philosofy called “Positivistic Materialism”, the main problem is that human mind tend to fill its holes in knowledge with unproved ideas and to refere to authority when in doubt.
This attitude is natural but it’s wrong when applied to Science which require that you actually test everything
In secondary school I loved all types of science, I liked physics, astronomy, chemistry, geology, so it was very hard to choose what path to choose. My advice would be for someone who feel similar to how I did, should do research into what jobs a degree can give you and see if you might enjoy that as a career.
Another important aspect is that going from school to college is a huge transition. I found that science in particular covers topics very differently than secondary school. In my experience with sciences such as physics, chemistry, and maths, college classes required a lot more work to understand so you have to be very disciplined. However! I found it got easier over time, the first year of university was the most difficult for me.
In my experience, the hardest part was learning to be persistent. Sometimes you have to read the same thing many, many times before you actually understand it. Often, you also have to research other things to really get it. It can be frustrating at times. However, when all your hard work pays off, you feel great!
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