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donttellmymommygpa OP t1_itz1wzk wrote
I would honestly say I lack the intellect. I put days and days into it, and I do work hard as shown by my performance in the two subjects out of four I actually will pass (antennas and renewable tech). It is just the subject I am failing is outside of my intellectual capacity.
aurizon t1_itz6coa wrote
Well, if your self assessment is correct, (possibly get tutored - as power systems seem to be a mature tech subject - what aspect is beyond you - tutor that) another discipline might work. A commenter dismissed your law aspirations - law differs from tech in many ways. There are the LSAT tests that assess the mix of skills/intelligence needed for law. You might pay to sit an LSAT (without any cheating) to get the LSAT assessment - then decide. As for space law, it will be a general overlay of a mix of western countries and (dictatorships like China - might is right) wrangling about it. The field will not be in full flower for ~~40-50 years - about when you retire and will not be a populous field until then? Have you ever taken the SAT tests - a high level IQ test. In my test year I was in the top 1% = engineer, but I lacked discipline for grad school and just became a rich butterfly... now retired at 83, I should have gone to EE instead of CE - as forced by admissions due to low CE entrants.
thedoctorstatic t1_itz4pkc wrote
NO
It is an unbelieveably BAD idea.
Daniel Johns tattoo choices level of bad ideas.
Not sure where you heard it, but aus is not by any means considered a strong country for powerful international law firms.
More specific to "space law", that is entirely under the UN's domain. If you're thinking stuff like astroid mining or resource extraction from moons/planets, that's not a real thing or issue that will be happening in your life time. You'd be much better off trying to put your electrical engineering knowledge to use creating some sort of bubble with such a strong electromagnetic field it can accelerate you to near the speed of light and let you skip a few hundred years into the future.
What about astronomy? Aus is a great country in that field.
Don't change your life plans yet. If most of the class failed, then don't worry about it. If you fail the course take it again. Ask any math or compsci major about the discrete mathematics course. I once had an astrophysics course that only 3 people passed. The final was determining the mass and orbit of an exoplanet observed from earth based on a stars wobble profile using nothing more than a pencil and basic graphing calculator. Fun times. I'm pretty sure they've changed the curriculum since then, so don't let that scare you off lol
donttellmymommygpa OP t1_itz5nip wrote
To clarify where I have heard it from,
Australian universities are currently leading an international study called the Woomera Manual. This project aims to become the definitive document on military and security law as it applies to space. This is quite remarkable if you ask me, and certainly more impactful than anything I can hope to realistically accomplish as an electrical engineer in the sector.
Unfortunately, grading on a curve is not something that happens in Australian universities (at least mine), so it looks like I have a chance of failing that course.
automirage04 t1_itz3ds6 wrote
Lawyer here.
Don't go to law school. For so, so many reasons.
Find some other way of pursuing your passion or find another passion.
donttellmymommygpa OP t1_itz3fby wrote
I am interested to hear your perspective
automirage04 t1_itz4spb wrote
I've had cancer and I still tell people that lawschool was the worst experience of my life.
Imagine all the worst aspects of high school (the cliques, the gossip, ect) combined with the worst aspects of college (mess up once on one test and your future is forever impacted) and you have the lawschool environment.
Youll pay $80k+ for that experience. At the end of it all, you'll realize they weren't even teaching you how to be a lawyer... they were teaching you to be a legal academic. You're expected to go out, find a job and have that job teach you how to be a lawyer, except no one wants to hire a lawyer with no experience.
When I was in lawschool, statistically 1 in 3 people who went into law school mentally healthy would be diagnosed with some sort of mental health disorder by the time they graduated.
Seriously, just don't go.
jebbyc11 t1_itz7gy3 wrote
Sounds like that course has a good chance of getting scaled to a pass, if they do that. Good luck!
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aurizon t1_itz1jjh wrote
Do you lack the intellect to master these subjects or do you lack the discipline to work at until you master it - preferring any diversion/party etc. You might be a good candidate for Ritalin if so.