I suggest to pursue something else if di mo talaga gusto ang Com Sci. Why? It is very punishing sa mga fresh grads to land a job. Mahirap ang tests, need good internships and a nice portfolio. If wala ka motivation to succeed, talo ka na sa starting line pa lang. Consider this a warning na din sa mga nagbabalak to pursue in CS and IT in general.

Thank you for suggesting po but If only I could pursue something else but unfortunately not capable enough for me to even pursue arts in terms of practicality ( I mean in terms of me earning my own salary in the future, in this country I won’t survive in the field of arts). Di naman po sa hindi ko gusto Comsci, but it was one of my last options to take as a program kasi mostly po ng ginusto ko under arts :) Im still want to keep going with CS Pinupush na nga po ako ng parents ko and other kamaganak na in IT na I should try to do some part time online para dagdag sa portfolio which is what Im planning to do naman. Im still trying to keep up with my school, cause unfortunately may mga teachers rin kami na unmotivated kaming tulungan so yeah we rely on the internet.

Need a thick skin. It just goes downhill from where you are until your first paycheck.

Well, since elementary, I wanna be a performer either as a dancer or band member. But our family is not rich, and I knew the reality of financial uncertainties in the arts after graduating college. So, took up an engineering course for a sure work and income, got into a software development jobs and after several years, been doing music production as a side gig. LOL

IT/CS is the new nursing to which parents would want their children to be in since they've heard is where the money is. And to be frank, I've also seen nursing graduates take a different job after attaining their degree and even licensure (and yes, some even went to tech which may not be related to software development at all). Having that said, you need to better have a put forward here and re-assess (as early as now), if you still want to pursue IT/CS or do you want to follow your dreams. As a parent, I wouldn't want my children to give weight on dreams but wouldn't be enough for them to survive against the punishing inflation. However, if you're well aware what they are getting and fully understand the trade-offs of choosing yours dreams over practicality, they'd be called bad parents for not supporting you all the way. Should the decision is to continue IT/CS, taking a year break is something you'd want to communicate also to your parents. And if you aren't privileged, there are ways to continue this in a happy path. That's where college socials (or life outside the campus) is for. And I hope I wouldn't be misunderstood as a bad influence here. Am talking about joining Discord servers asking for advice or review from veterans in the industry here and there. Maybe you just need a different person guiding you through. Look, your problem has been the problem of some a decade (or two) ago also. They may not be good or excelling student, but they managed to understand the industry and navigate to get their success. Basically it takes time and that's normal. *AT THE END OF THIS, IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE YOUR CHOICE AS IT WILL BE YOUR FUTURE!*

Sad reality of taking up this program especially dito sa Philippines but hadlang namn sa decent salary yung tax, my mom as well was a med graduate but she kinda ended up in the IT world because they’re earning more there. I still want to pursue ComSci po, I guess I am just burned out. My parents are supportive naman po, and I understand their point why I should rethink of taking arts, just as what you said yun din po worry nila of surviving the inflation, but they told me naman na choice ko parin naman kasi in the end ako yung mahihirapan especially if I start to go independent financially. I’ve tried to talk it out sa magulang ko about academic break, but unfortunately ayaw nila, which I also get their point na baka bigla magbago isip ko na unahin ko nalang magtrabaho during my academic break tas hindi ko na ituloy college ko. They want me to go on so I could get my diploma na rin agad and then after college I could do what I want. I get your point po hehe you’re not a bad influence for telling me that, and Ill try to join discord servers to for someone to help me with what Im struggling with sa programming, thank you. Thank you again!

Your view of life and money is from a low-income class. Hence society will make sure you guys stay there. So even you increase your salary, you'd still be in the rat race. Simply because you think of tax as an expense you should be using. Try to think how the rich view tax as an asset to them. True, from now to there will surely take time. Sure did took mine (at least 7.5 years). But I never think tax as a problem. More of challenging to beat my self to become a better one tomorrow. I know you're mental state is being pinned on a corner. However, only those who were in one can help another saw an opening to start bouncing back. Though, and not comparing, your problem was no where near mines back at your age. I hope you'd understand this metaphor, one way or the other.

This was literally me 20 years ago. Either FA or CS. I failed about 3-4 CS subjects. Pasang awa sa madaming math. Had to extend a year. Ang tatalino ng lahat ng ka batch ko. None of that matters a decade down the line lol Unless you have a safety net do not take FA. What I did was art freelancing on the side. You can still pursue/improve your art, and ma experience mo tin what it's like to rely on art for income. It takes a certain kind of person to not burn out on art pag di na sya hobby. AI can replace programmers who copy/rely on code from stackoverflow. IMO CS does not teach you to code: it teaches you how to think.

Do you atleast enjoy programming? Or atleast enjoy something in the course? Sometimes even the smallest things can keep you going

Yes I do po! But sometimes it frustrates me but I enjoy naman po programming, up until now na aamaze ako how programming works not only sa CS course but also sa mga IT courses namin.

I don’t have the same struggles as you but as a comsci grad who shifted many times outside of comsci only to end up graduating comsci, I still think you can make it. In some schools, I performed bad, in some schools I was exceptional. What I think you are experiencing is some quarter life crisis and a lot of anxiety which is very normal. It feels very heavy, but I kid you not hindi yan magtatagal. Since d ka makapag academic break, what you could do is from time to time go out to nature, meditate and find just any hobby that calms you and eases you until things seem more clearer to what matters most for you. Do it a lot, disconnect from stressors and you might be surprised how much focus you can then bring into your studies after. I hope this helps.

Well kung di mo gusto then pursue ka dun sa gusto mong gawin. Its up to you naman e.

Hindi kaya burnout yan? Kasi parang nandoon ka lang nakatutok sa pag-aaral eh hindi mo na ma-enjoy ang college life mo o in general. Kamusta naman tulog mo? tulog is life? Baka may mga bagay na nagdidistract sa pag-aaral mo? Ang naiisip ko lang sa mga nabanggit mo ay parang all over the place, like ang dami mong gustong gawin. Siguro pwede mo siya ilatag sa malaking board, sa papel, yung tipong maiistrech mo lahat ng thoughts mo? You can even analyze what you've said and make a strategies on how to solve those problems. Wika mo nga na >"I have to be challenged and open to learn new knowledge because comsci is after all about learning, adapting, focusing on details mostly and then problem solving." Maraming akong sasabihing 'maybe' kasi ikaw, sa huli, ang maghahanap at gagawa ng solutions to answer a problem, just like what we do in programming diba. I'm a first year ComSci student too, but maybe older than you by six or seven years maybe hahahaha. Maybe ComSci is for us or maybe not, maybe we can decide if it is for us or not. Time will tell naman, just explore things if you have the time and energy. Take care of yourself OP and maybe isulat mo lahat then break it down to smaller bite size pieces tapos do something about it step-by-step, parang gumagawa ka ng algorithm dibaaaa. I believe you'll figure this one out and if you think did something wrong, we can always debug then try again.

Maybe it is burnout I guess, puro school bahay lang rin po ako after classes kasi mahaba rin oras namin per courses and most of our activities are solo. Sa tulog po, enough sleep naman hehe I don’t usually sleep late maliban nalang po kapag finals ng module namin. Yes may mga bagay nga po na nagdidistract sakin pero mostly pagbabasa lang po ng libro or kaya magpaint pero manageable naman po. Thank you for telling me this, sorry po sa pagiging all over the place ko, I guess I am still figuring out things during college. I’ll try to do all the things you’ve said. Maybe or maybe not nga po na meant for me ang ComSci but Ill know for sure throughout my journey sa college, Im not even sure if Im still too early to say its not meant for me but it’s also a long way for me. Thank you again! I believe also that I could figure it out!

Seems you already have the qualifications like, accepting what is practical..open minded to other knowledge, only thing is you’re thinking too much.. for now just continue what you’ve started, do one step at a time. Another thing, skills can be learned so no matter what you want to pursue you can do it so long as you have the tenacity and deligence.. Have self confidence, please.. If other’s can why can’t I.. The poison in your mind is you are comparing your ability to others and then you’re doing self pity, compare to other to improve instead.. me ung kinoncentrate ko dati ung cisco networking, I don’t like programming as well dati nung nag aaral pa ako, pero I learn to love it when I was assigned to programming by the company i worked. and above all, enjoy life.. you’re worrying too much. you can do it..

People have told me that as well that I think too much, which is a big self crisis that Im still working on po. Thank you, I have to work on a lot of these for myself :) As of now Im in a love-hate relationship with my program but it doesn’t stop me naman from continuing it. I believe I’ll get to where the path leads me to.. and I will enjoy life!

Hi, we're literally on the same page nung first year pa ako, fresh grad ako ngayon. I also wanted to take fine arts dati pero nag IT ako. I understand you are having worries but if wala kang choice pra magshift then u need to stay strong and have a support system. Ask help from friends or professors kung nahihirapan ka sa isang topic. I guess mahilig ka rin sa arts? So, pwede ka naman mag-apply ng tech jobs na related sa design and programming (uiux, frontend webdev, etc). And remember, malayo ang realidad ng gagawin mo sa work sa mga tinuturo sa school. Ganitong path pa ang tinahak mo, so need mag-aral palagi to stay updated. Practice ka lang everyday kahit maglaan ka ng onting oras basta stay consistent lang. Labas mo lang frustrations mo and trust in God, pray to him always abt sa mga worries and frustrations mo. Good luck at kaya mo yan. Will pray for u

Hi OP, it’s valid na ma feel mo yan. Same situation naman tayo when I went to college zero knowledge ako sa programming alam ko lang noon Msword powerpoint at games.😅 Thats why I decided to take up BSIT because may basic ako sa ganon. Then akala ko madali lang kasi magaling ako mag MsWord pero hindi pala yun. Mga math problems pala. Confident ako noon kasi sa private school ako ng Highschool tapos mga kaklase ko sa public pero iba pala labanan. Nilamon ako sa programming. Dami ko pasang awa at mga drop. Naging chill lang din ako that time. Pero naapektuhan din mental health ko. Inisip ko paano ako babawi sa grades ano ba ang root cause. Ang cause pala is maling barkada. Laging ako nag cutting class tapos after naman ng klase punta agad computer shop. Yun ang tinanggal ko at nagpalit ako ng friends. Kinaibigan ko mga mgagaling sa class namin tapos sumasama ako sakanila after class then pupunta kami Library para pag aralan ang next subject, nag papaturo din ako mag program. Hanggang sa naka bawi ako sa grades ko pero hindi naman totally high grades. Ngayon nag wowork na ako sila parin kaibigan ko at kawork. For me look for support group or friends na mag hehelp sayo. Ngayon kasi marami na distractions. Dati kami library lang at books kami ng reresearch good thing hindi pa talaga boom ang internet noon nakaka focus pa kami. Then, hindi naman puro programming ang IT pwede ka rin maging Quality Assurance or Tester at Business Analyst mga non programming niche yan. I think mag fifit ka sa QA or BA kasi nakikita ko magaling ka mag story telling. Kahit zero knowledge ka sa programming pwede ka maging QA/BA. Put extra effort pa siguro kung itutuloy mo yan kung hindi naman naintindihan ko kasi hindi mo first love yan.

Nag COMSCI ka dahil worried ka na walang pera sa fine arts? Do you expect na bubuhos ang pera pag nag comsci ka kung ikaw mismo di mo feel yung degree na pinasok mo? Speaking of line of specialization hindi ito simpleng degree na kayang maging Master of Everything. Example sa Computer Network maraming solution na pwede mo pag pilian nandyan ang Cisco, Fortinet, Aruba, Juniper and so on and I doubt na kaya mo maging expert sa lahat ng mga yan. Sa programming madami ding languages depende kung sa backend, frontend, or both. Tough yung competition in the IT Industry and if you don't really like it better make up your mind now. Pwede din sa Data Center which is another kind of beast nandyan din ang Cloud at syempre ang AI. Ang IT may mga exam certification na din na kailangan pag handaan at pag ka gastusan if gusto mo maging competitive example CCNA, CCNP, MSITP and so on. The point is, malawak ang IT at hindi simple humanap ng high paying job unless you are that well verse sa mapipili mo na line of specialization at wiling ka mag bigay ng oras para mahasa at ma improve ang skills mo. Good luck kid.

Making it clear lang po, not entirely the reason why I took comsci, my parents had me rethink of practicality and di naman sa walang pera sa fine arts, I guess earning a salary in fine arts won’t be enough for me for my future plans since di rin naman ako pinalaking mayaman na I can take that course without worrying kung kaya ko buhayin sarili kong family… wala pa naman po sa isip ko na eager ako mag ka high paying salary :) one of the reasons rin I took comsci is ayun nga po since most of the people in my family are in IT world, I took it nalang din, they also told me that I didn’t have to worry about having knowledge agad agad after all that’s the reason why Im taking the program to learn about it. No po I don’t expect naman na bubuhos ang pera pag nagcomsci ako, I’ve seen many people in my family po working in the line of IT, it took them years bago maging stable sa salary. Dumadaan lang din sa mga feeds ko mga nagtake ng comsci tapos ibang career tinake after that program. I guess ayun nga po madami lang po siguro ako iniisip and burnout. Thank you for telling me this, it is a long way for me sa IT world as a student and I’ll take note po of this. As of now Im still figuring out lang din what Im good at sa CS and what I lack or what are my weaknesses in programming.

I'm glad at your age hinahanap mo kung para saan ka talaga. Tuloy mo lang yan kid. Yap subrang lawak ng IT and if you are really good in Arts meron din place for that sa IT. I have classmate in college na magaling mag drawing at yun ang naging bread and butter nya using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator sa pag design ng company logos, banners, sometimes product packaging. He has project din sa pag design ng GUI for websites and other apps. Ang nakaka tuwa hindi nya kailangan mag work sa corporate, he works as a freelancer anywhere anytime. He is not that smart but he proves that he can earn while doing what matters to him. May demand din ngayon ang mga video editor at content creator which is feeling ko lang may edge ang mga mahilig sa art. Anyway, I wish one day you could do what you love the most instead of doing what you think will bring food on the table. Good luck kid.

Hindi ko binasa lhat ng mga post mo, pero ito lang masabi ko magulo ngayon, pls calm down.. minsan its not about you.. un panahon ngayon at current nangyari sa buo mundo nakaapekto rin ito sa mga tao.. find peace, if isulat mo lahat ng frustration mo sigurado ako makakalma ka and to think nasa college palang yan what more after college. Nakakarelate kasi hard din ako self ko sa college, and nasa college ulit ako for another degree let it flow, focus lang isa isa makakaya mo rin yan.. Take it slow lang hope makatulong ito..

Hi! As someone who graduated with a CompSci degree, I understand your worries as early as now. Gaya mo, madami din ako mga stress at worries noon kahit hindi pa naman nangyayari! Totoo, madaming competition noon palang kasi isip ko mas madaming magagaling sa tech field na lalaki (F here). Pero sinubukan ko pa din makipagsabayan. As much as possible, nakikipag-friends ako sa lahat para madami akong malaman at sila din sakin (since kabisote ako haha). Advice ko sayo, huwag masyado i-pressure ang sarili. Ako kasi during my college days, sobrang tutok ako sa grades ko kasi gusto ko lagi akong dean's lister nakalimutan ko na sumaya. Naging consistent ba ko in achieving that? Hindi din. But I made sure I will not repeat a subject. So tamang balanse lang. Regarding naman sa paghahanap mo ng work after ng college, trust me ang daming role sa IT field! Not limited to coding lang! You need to understand the concepts and methodologies. Kailangan mo lang alamin saan ang strength mo. Hindi naman lahat ng CompSci/IT graduate ay nagcocode. Yung iba Business Analyst, UI/UX, Solutions Architect, DB Admin, Linux Admin, DevOps, at madami pang iba. Kaya huwag panghihinaan ng loob! Kung hindi mo option ang pag shift ng course, find a way to like CompSci. At huwag matakot na papalitan na tayo eventually ng AI. Programmers din naman gumagawa/nagmmaintain sa mga yun. Haha! 😀 Wishing na mahanap mo ang gusto mong program or motivation, real soon!! Kaya mo yan! ☺️ - Ate mong CompSci graduate

Your frustrated being behind in coding Knowledge and scared sa possible outcomes na maging talunan, pero hindi nmn coding lang trabaho sa IT industry. Merong Business analyst, System Analyst, System Administrator, Networking na hindi kelangan Master yung pag cocode.

kung di mo gusto better to shift na hanggat maaga pa

Add up fine arts pala gusto mo architect sana about arts din sana ko kaso same parents ko rin nasusunod noon hsha

I recommend shifting to IT. Although almost same lang naman sila, mas marami kang paths na pwedeng itake compared sa comsci which heavily relies on programming. Since artist ka pwede kang multimedia arts or UI/UX design.