It seemed the taste was not so sweet

I've just been chatting to The Boy who seems to be planning major changes in his life. It seems the more he does of the course he's on, the more he realises it isn't what he wants to do with his life. He'd imagined there was more architecture and design involved, not merely working out what strength and size of girder a particular project will require, although I'm sure that'd be useful, and the more interesting stuff would come later in the course. With the physics part of the course he's been told he's heading for a First, but with the maths part (which doesn't involve numbers - no I don't understand either) he's looking to fail. But changing to a purely physics course doesn't seem to be right either.

He's now considering environmental science - which they don't do at Warwick, but do at the local Agricultural College. So he's trying to decide what to do for the best - quit now and get a job till the autumn or complete the year then change. I've suggested finding out all he can about the courses offered at the various places, and if he wants to change, then apply now - they might not have room for him if he waits too long.

What I don't want him to think is that changing courses means he's a failure. Only a fool carries on down a path they know to be wrong. But things are never easy, are they?