By which I mean: It won't hurt anything if you keep working at it. Everything you have this semester is stuff it will be good to have no matter what you later decide to do. The semester's not half over yet, and you're still adjusting to a college work load. this probably a bad time to decide you're not clever enough to do something you've wanted for a really long time. *holds*

Also, that boy is rude and stupid. It is totally okay to tell him so. Well, okay, the stupid bit is a bit rude, but he is being inappropriate for class.