Hi Guys,
Its me again. I have a major issue. This morning I was downstairs and the acoustics in the house are alot. Basically I overheard a conversation my parents were having upstairs and they were talking about me. My dad was talking about how he was dissppointed with everything I have done so far and doesn't think I can graduate in CS from Purdue, and said he thought I would only be capable of doing a "10 dollar an hour secretary IT job".
A little background knowledge about what prompted this. I started Purdue Spring 2015( Go Boilermakers) after transferring from Ohio State University. I would say I didnt do badly for my first semester, but nothing spectacular. I got about a 3.5 GPA in my first semester which I view as pretty good. My parents were actually pretty happy with this. So they decided I should try to get ahead and take a class at community college over the summer while I am doing my paid internship. The class was Multivariable calculus(Calc 3). Basically I would go to class from 7:30 am to 10 am and then report to my internship from 10-5. The grade in my community college class would not reflect in my GPA and would just count as credit. It turns out I kinda stretched myself a bit thin taking a fast paced 6 week math class and working at a finance internship. So I didnt get credit for the class. Keep in mind the class will not reflect anything at Purdue except credit. Basically for the longest time my parents have never seemed happy with what I did(I'll admit in school I can procrastinate, but I never did badly). Basically for years my parents would kinda view me in comparison to other Indian Kids and never be happy. Also for the past two years they have been criticizing by some of the extra weight I put on during college( I am 175 pounds and 5'11'' you do the BMI calculuation). My father has gone as far as to see me eat during vacation and say "From a objective standpoint I think you have a eating disorder because all you do is talk about food and never stop eating". That really feels bad because for a while I have been using Rogaine which is cited to have weight gain as a side effect. None the less in their conversation my dad was saying "I dont think he will graduate and he doesnt have much capability other than being a secretary because it seems at his internship all he talks about is scheduling meetings for other people". This morning I basically was sobbing in my car on the way to my intership because of what he said.
They were talking about how they might have to take me out of school since they dont think I can handle it. I am lost and I am not sure what to do. Ever since I got to Purdue I have been so happy because I finally have a community that supports me and my grades were decent. If you were me what should I do?
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