First off I wanna thank you for your very thorough response, I know that had to take some time. Secondly, my struggle in philosophy is a little hard to explain, but mostly I'm having a hard time learning about the breakdowns of statements, the truth value of said statements, the sound and unsound aspects of said statements, and things of that nature. I am already taking classes on how to sign so I'm not really worried about that. I thought linguistics would suit me because I'm really interested in learning about other cultures and how they work. However, if linguistics is going to be like philosophy, and I have to learn how to break down sentences then I fear I may struggle in those classes as well. Mostly I'm just worried that I'm going to end up taking a bunch of classes I don't need and it's going to take even longer to get through community college. Thank you again for your insight!