Bad idea to fail class at college other than my own?

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Hello,

I’m currently enrolled in a pre-calculus class at a state school and two weeks are left until the end of the course. I know the credit won’t transfer to my school because there is no equivalent. However, I am taking physics at my main school, which will count towards my degree and my GPA and that starts in one week. The pre-calculus class serves primarily to prepare me for calculus so it was a personal initiative and I learned the material, but its a college class and I am worried that getting a bad grade in the class will hurt me in the future.

I have done well on the exams so far but there is serious crossover for the last week of class because the precalculus final exam intervenes with my physics class time AND physics lab so I’m wondering if dropping the class at the end or just not taking the final and failing it will hurt me. The class was for me to learn so I dont care about the grade (unless it matters for graduate school)

I apologize in advance if this has already been brought up but I had trouble finding a similar thread under the search tool.

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I would try to get another exam time for the final and finish as strong as you can. Some places want ALL transcripts and you don’t need to have any blemishes if you can avoid it.

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^^^I totally agree. Talk to the professor or even the dean. Seems to me the school will need to make arrangements for your to complete both classes.

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happy they appear to be different schools, so A has no obligation to accommodate B.

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For the rest of your life you will have to produce official copies of that transcript with just one grade on it. Do you want it to be an F? I bet you don’t. It is part of your permanent academic record. Even if you can arrange to withdraw from the class at this late date, you will still have to produce copies of that transcript with a W on it in the future.

So pull yourself together. Meet with the professor and find out how to get a different final exam time. Do your best on that exam.

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Also, professional schools like law and medical schools will consider all college courses and grades in calculating your GPA.