<p>My sister actually was in the same situation. She was admitted to a top 20 school ED and wanted to drop AP Political Science because it was a really worthless class with a terrible, inconsistent, teacher. She understood the material, but the grading method was really insane. It was all based on a rubric and the work they were doing had no substance. Even my mother, who usually never looks at any of our schoolwork saw some of it and found it ridiculous. In the end, my sister’s college allowed her to drop the class. However, she actually went on to take the first political science AP exam and got a 5 without any of the class AP preparation whatsoever.</p>
<p>I agree with SomeOldGuy (and not for the first time). The course selection shows the student’s intellectual motivation, which should be genuine. Imagine the horror of being a top college that happened to admit a slacker by mistake (or rather, because the student was insincere about wanting to take all those difficult classes).</p>
<p>I think in most cases you should stick with your course schedule. I did complete my intended schedule, although in retrospect I wish I had dropped AP Chemistry (despite my high grade and 5 on the AP test) just because the teacher was terrible and didn’t have command over basic math (as well as it being an early bird class at 7:30 in the morning). My sister did have a genuine interest in political science, but she got tired dealing with all the ridiculous busy work and wanted to take a bit of a break senior year (which is not a bad thing) so she dropped it. </p>