text: im a structural engineering major at ucsd, failed my first class today, the math is hard should i change major im a second year at ucsd, i have 4 classes a quarter, im heavily involved in my campus life, programming boards, putting on events, and such, have a full time girlfriend, and im trying to pass all my classes.  i've recently failed my engineering class, and i am on academic probation right now, im not sure if i can still be a student for another quarter of .. not acheiving the min. req. to get off academic probation...  what shall i do!? im in a tutoring program for my math classes, but i just cant seem to master these math classes. very difficult for me, differential equations to be specific.   should i change my major, take less a course load. ?    my heart is set on structural engineering but seems that my brain isnt willing to cope with all the stress of learning this mess?! i was kind of in the same situation. i started my freshman year in civil engineering, which i wanted to do since i was in junior high. my first year was ok, but i knew that engineering didn't really fit me well. i especially didn't like all of the physics i had to take. i thought about it for a while and then switched my major to accounting. i love it now and don't think that i could have made a better decision. if the structural engineering is still your heart's desire then keep at it. people fail classes, but they can bounce back. you sound pretty motivated, so i wouldn't let one class keep you down. i started out each semester with 18 hrs, but cut it down to 12-15 since i have to work and provide for a family. keep in mind that alot of people switch majors at least once in their college career. good luck and keep working hard.