It’s hard to say with this little information, but it sounds like you might have chosen the wrong school for your goals?
The database class at my uni was mostly relational algebra. Likewise, many other classes were mostly foundational theory (though we did have project-based applicative classes too).
It was the closest reasonably priced state school near to my home thst took transfer credits from my community College. I should have gone for copywriting
The final nail in the coffin was me failing calc 3 twice so I don't think they were unacademic
> The final nail in the coffin was me failing calc 3 twice so I don't think they were unacademic
This failure also may be a sign that it was the wrong school. A course taught badly or indifferently can make a subject tedious or difficult, that when taught well is exciting and easy.
The database class at my uni was mostly relational algebra. Likewise, many other classes were mostly foundational theory (though we did have project-based applicative classes too).