I am in a serious problem.

[Smudger]

Please help me . I want to study ics. I am currently studying i.com (1st year). Can i now make a transition to ics. Is it too late. I just cant study commerce because it is plain boring plus it is not intresting .
I want to study science and become an engineer.
Please suggest me what can i do now to change to ics

 

[Smudger]

Someone reply please

 

[blue_champion]

I am assuming you are going to school in Pakistan so I don’t know the educational system there but let me tell you from a perspective of Indian education system.

You are in 1st year of commerce under grad so I am assuming you had commerce in 11th and 12th/High school...so you missed 2 years of Math and science needed for engineering there ...so now it will be a really tough ask for you to be up to speed or catch up for the 2 years you missed out...

If you are interested in programming or other aspects of engineering you can always pursue them on your own as an add on but if you are looking at it from only getting a degree certificate perspective,you might be even more stressed out as your peers who are already in that career path might have a 2-3 year head start on you and it will take a lot of
Effort to catch up,so it can be demotivating.

 

[shaz619]

I am assuming you are going to school in Pakistan so I don’t know the educational system there but let me tell you from a perspective of Indian education system.

You are in 1st year of commerce under grad so I am assuming you had commerce in 11th and 12th/High school...so you missed 2 years of Math and science needed for engineering there ...so now it will be a really tough ask for you to be up to speed or catch up for the 2 years you missed out...

If you are interested in programming or other aspects of engineering you can always pursue them on your own as an add on but if you are looking at it from only getting a degree certificate perspective,you might be even more stressed out as your peers who are already in that career path might have a 2-3 year head start on you and it will take a lot of
Effort to catch up,so it can be demotivating.

It's all about mindset, he can't judge success by someone else's measuring stick. It's a cliche but if he works extremely hard and never gives up goals can be achieved, you can never beat a man that never quits. I don't know about Pakistani system either but he's in his first year and am sure he could potentially transfer to a science or engineering department if he's only a few weeks into his semester otherwise would have to wait until the current academic year ends in 2018, but he'd have to check with his university's requirements, they could make him do an entry course or go straight into year one of the new programme.

 

[Stewie]

If I remember correctly, in Pakistan it’s pretty difficult to make the switch. You may have to wait a year and apply and hope the college you want to get into will accept you based on the merit lists for that year. At least this is how I remember it worked in colleges under the Lahore board in the 90s. It’s been a while so it might be different now..

 

[Yossarian]

So he spends years studying for/trying to get into an economics degree course, and within the 1st year he finds it 'plain boring'? And now he wishes to study sciences because he want's to be an engineer, and want's to know if it's too late to switch?

1. Is he wanting to switch because he doesn't like economics any more (the excuse about it being 'boring' is a bit lame), or because he's suddenly discovered a passion for science/engineering? A subtle but important difference.

2. If the former, then what made him want to do economics in the first place? Did he check out the course contents before applying?

3. If the latter, then has he investigated the course contents, maybe talked to students and professors on that course, to see what the course involves? Also, surely he should have approached the relevant science department to see if it was possible to switch, whether he has the right qualifications to gain entry to the course, and what must he do, instead of asking on a random internet forum from posters who have no clue about his qualifications thus far?

 

[Stewie]

So he spends years studying for/trying to get into an economics degree course, and within the 1st year he finds it 'plain boring'? And now he wishes to study sciences because he want's to be an engineer, and want's to know if it's too late to switch?

1. Is he wanting to switch because he doesn't like economics any more (the excuse about it being 'boring' is a bit lame), or because he's suddenly discovered a passion for science/engineering? A subtle but important difference.

2. If the former, then what made him want to do economics in the first place? Did he check out the course contents before applying?

3. If the latter, then has he investigated the course contents, maybe talked to students and professors on that course, to see what the course involves? Also, surely he should have approached the relevant science department to see if it was possible to switch, whether he has the right qualifications to gain entry to the course, and what must he do, instead of asking on a random internet forum from posters who have no clue about his qualifications thus far?

You really thought long and hard on this one, didn’t you? Lol

 

[Eagle_Eye]

You really thought long and hard on this one, didn’t you? Lol

I was lost after ics and icom... what are they?

 

[Suleiman]

It's all about mindset, he can't judge success by someone else's measuring stick. It's a cliche but if he works extremely hard and never gives up goals can be achieved, you can never beat a man that never quits. I don't know about Pakistani system either but he's in his first year and am sure he could potentially transfer to a science or engineering department if he's only a few weeks into his semester otherwise would have to wait until the current academic year ends in 2018, but he'd have to check with his university's requirements, they could make him do an entry course or go straight into year one of the new programme.

Yeah idk about Pak education system either, but in the US uni system, it is not uncommon for first year students to go a different career path in their following years.

Ironically, many who feel they are not cut out for engineering usually switch out to animal science or something else for their 2nd year onwards.

But OP, I can tell you as somebody who forced himself to becoming an engineer (a year left Insh'Allah) even though I didn't have genuine passion for it, if I can make it this far, I'm sure you as someone who is actually passionate about the field can do it too. Don't worry about time, it's relative. In the grand scheme of things, going a different route after your first year is really not a big deal.

Ofc you will have some catching up to do, but in the end you know yourself if it will be worth it or not.

 

[shaz619]

Yeah idk about Pak education system either, but in the US uni system, it is not uncommon for first year students to go a different career path in their following years.

Ironically, many who feel they are not cut out for engineering usually switch out to animal science or something else for their 2nd year onwards.

But OP, I can tell you as somebody who forced himself to becoming an engineer (a year left Insh'Allah) even though I didn't have genuine passion for it, if I can make it this far, I'm sure you as someone who is actually passionate about the field can do it too. Don't worry about time, it's relative. In the grand scheme of things, going a different route after your first year is really not a big deal.

Ofc you will have some catching up to do, but in the end you know yourself if it will be worth it or not.

Lmao just like you [MENTION=136729]Suleiman[/MENTION] and am not even equipped for it either but if we can do it anyone can, it's not easy though and very challenging. I've seen loads of people transfer after year one so it's no biggy here they mostly go for things like management degrees in the sphere of engineering or product design which tend to be easier then say aero or mech eng. I had taken quiet long as well and had to deal with a fair amount of obstacles along the way. One thing though Sulieman, maybe the passion is not there but interest remains for you because other subjects can be boring as the OP is finding. Anyway wish you all the best god willing you guys are succesful and good luck Suli with your final year

 

[TQ89]

I will give my two cents here. Whether you agree or not is up to you. Keep in mind I am not giving you an answer to your problems just a road map of solutions which might help you a little. Also Yossarian's comments make much sense about your thread.

First step in life is to know yourself & what you want. Once you know what you want (what your final destination is). You can plan backwards & list your steps for career. Don't go thru that ** mentality we have in Pakistani society( I too studied in Pakistan embassy run school here in KSA so i know all of that outdated crap)& schools to just pick up a discipline because it is popular & not know where it will actually take us. Search stephen covey's principle "Begin with the end in mind" on google.

Because in today's job market, there is no space for mediocre. Find what you are good at or what you want. Just because you desire something that you currently are not good at doesn't mean you are not going to excel in it tomorrow. You have just gotta sacrfice more & work harder for longer period of time for that to happen. By excel I means kick some *** in it. When you reach that level, you will have good life no matter what profession you have.

So focus on the keywords here know yourself & know what you want. Below are some links that you should read. Also read Napoleon hill's "Think & grow rich". You will have a better perspective of your situation and will be able to analyze calmly.

http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-find-out-what-youre-good-at-2015-4
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-find-out-what-youre-good-at-2016-7

Also stay away from Desi uncles for advice. If you do have to ask any uncle for advice, ask the guy that has got some results in his life & has good career in accounting or Computer science or whatever field you aspire to get into. Too often the mistake we do is to ask people in our circle who we consider wiser than us (mostly our elders) and follow their advice bluntly. There is no harm in that but common sense dictates that we take advice who has achieved the results or is doing the thing that based on my assumption of your thread you want (For etc chartered accountant, Software engineer). Do you ask an overweight guy how to build muscle? No, you either go the gym for that or ask guys who have hustled in the gym & have actually made gains. Apply the same logic to this situation.

 

[indipper]

Please help me . I want to study ics. I am currently studying i.com (1st year). Can i now make a transition to ics. Is it too late. I just cant study commerce because it is plain boring plus it is not intresting .
I want to study science and become an engineer.
Please suggest me what can i do now to change to ics

I think I can answer this. I have studied ICS, BCS while wasting two years in BCOM before moving to CS. Dont worry about an year. I have wasted many yet I am happy with the decision.

I also felt same during bcom. It felt like a burden. I was only an exam away from being graduated but I never gave that because I never wanted that commerce label over me as I was not made for that.

You can let your ICOM go away and start new with ICS or Pre-Engineering. Computing is very saturated field. There is no quality computing research culture among the universities of Pakistan. Whole world is competing bit too hard while Pakistan is ages behind. Only chose this if you are real passionate about this for long term.

On the other hand engineering jobs are less in Pakistan. So its equally risky. In computing you can atleast resort to development as last hope but there is no such route for engineering fellows.

you got any interest for BBA? its more of a universal degree and adds the element of creativity. You can do short courses or various concepts and languages of computer with BBA and your CV will be slightly stronger than the typical CS graduates.