FW: Waiving Some Requirements

I think that BYU should consider letting certain people NOT take certain classes that are normally required for graduation. I consider myself to be a prime candidate. If you look at my overall GPA and the GPA within my major and minor, you'll see a very interesting trend. In my Spanish minor, I have 31 credits of As and A-s. In my Sociology major, I've never gotten a grade lower than an A. On the other hand, my overall GPA is riddled with Cs and Ds and one D- that I am very very excited about. It means I didn't get the F I was expecting, thanks to a generous curve. At one point I was within 0.2 points of academic probation. What do these low scoring classes have in common? They're all GEs, and they happen to be my science requirements. I have come to accept the fact that I suck at science. I'm just bad at it. It's really the math that kills me, I just haven't gotten the nerve to take a math class since I failed pre-algebra and physics in high school. I was a senior two years in a row, because I needed another science credit. I heard that physics was easier than chemistry at my school, so I signed up for it. Well, apparently they both would have been too hard, because I ended up getting a 27% in the class. My teacher gave me a C so that I could graduate so that I wouldn't have to be a senior a third year. Somehow I made it to BYU (proof that miracles do happen) and suddenly I had to dread signing up for more science classes. I'm taking my last one now. It's Chem 101. And it's over my head. I'm just not built to be able to do science. I suck at it. I try and fail, over and over and over. There appears to be no mercy at the Lord's University. They must enjoy watching me sign up for classes that are too hard for me and then then watching me suffer through an entire semester and then watch me yet again when grades are posted. It's really very mean of them. I know I'm supposed to have a well-rounded education, but let's face it. I'LL NEVER BE WELL-ROUNDED. Cut me some slack, geez.