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I was in a similar situation years back and made a huge mistake: giving up and switching majors due to the amount of math in CS (and the very poor instruction I was receiving was part of it too, so YMMV).

Now, 8+ years later, I wish I had stuck with it or found better instructors or a better school or something.

To throw that opportunity away in exchange for a much less interesting or useful degree is something I still regret but am trying to move on from... can't change the past.

The times I was successful in tough math classes was when I asked for help, so my experience mirrors what others are saying here. The problem was having instructors that sometimes couldn't help much when asked.



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