<p>Help please! The drop deadline is today for my Calculus II class. The class is a pre-req for molecular bio majors and I will still be at my cc for another year so I can still take it next fall or spring. </p>
<p>I got a low F on the first two tests and then fought hard over spring break and came back to get over 100% on the 3rd test. My professor drops the lowest score so if I stay swinging and get an A on every test from here on out including the final I will have an A in the class.</p>
<p>I have 4 other classes right now(3 of which are pretty time consuming) including chemistry(which I enjoy). </p>
<p>Calculus II is eating my soul right now and I don't know if I have the mustard to go back and learn the first two chapters as well as the next one in time for the final(which is in 1 month). </p>
<p>I already have 1 W on my transcript(really easy class by the way but accidentally missed a test so professor dropped me).</p>
<p>Please lend advice! I desire to attend Berkeley or UCLA.<br>
Anybody with W's that can possibly mend light to my situation and encourage me to get yet another W and all will be fine?</p>
<p>Or perhaps some inspiration to become like God himself and smash this Calculus class into the ground, flying out of the class with an A and never have to take math again!? </p>
<p>Drop it I just did something similar in physics, sorry that happened man! </p>
<p>I know a dude with 8 Ws on his transcript that got into every UC he applied to (with a 3.15 at that!). Not sure what kinda favors he did, but he did it. XD</p>
<p>He got rejected from Berkeley but had a 3.15 lol.</p>
<p>If you think you’re going to compromise your other classes or end up in a really bad position, does it matter? A W will look better than messing up in other classes, and does look better than an F (I don’t care what people say).</p>
<p>Well, hoping for A’s on the next exams when you have 2 F’s so far doesn’t seem promising… BUT I’m in Calc II right now myself; remember, Calc II jumps around alot, from subject to subject, and every test may be VERY different (as far as subject matter). Just study your butt off, and talk to your teacher to see what your chances are of passing. Maybe you can email him/her? Good luck! I need to pass my Calc exam on Monday with an A too!</p>
<p>This class is starting to take its toll on my other classes and while I was doing excellent with the alternating series section and those sections immediately prior, the Maclaurin and Taylor polynomial sections are giving me hell and the next chapter looks even worse so I fear I may have to drop and take it during the summer. My next calc exam is on monday as well. Do you go to MSJC?</p>
<p>No, SRJC… our test is on Power series, Taylor/Maclaurin series, and vectors (which is the part I need to study most!) I honestly don’t know how I’ll do, but I really need a B!! After that, it’s just our final. Just do a ton of practice problems and write yourself a notesheet of all the theorems and rules and stuff! Good luck! </p>
<p>btw, for reference I’ve never had a W and I am going to UCLA this fall for BizEcon…</p>
<p>My only W was for physics (electricity and magnetism… super important to take with the right professor). I took it in the fall semester, when grades are super crucial, but I still got into UCLA as an EE major. Make sure your GPA can compensate though.</p>
<p>^ Good luck! It was hard for me to handle E&M with a lax professor and a total load of 26 semester units of math and science so I had to drop. I know what you’re going through, I also had gchem that semester along with linear algebra. Holy trinity of time sinks. If you can hack it though, definitely go for it. Less classes to take in the future, lower chances of suffering from transferitis.</p>
<p>As someone who struggled with this same question in the past, here’s my advice:</p>
<p>The UC system overlooks all W/F/D’s, but only if those grades are made up by retaking the respective class(es) again. Technically, you can’t retake a class in which you got a C or above- even if you are able to retake it, your new grade gets averaged with the old one, and DOES NOT replace the old one. So considering this, you need to get a D or lower, and then retake the class to replace the old grade with the new one (which will hopefully be higher than a C your second time around).</p>
<p>Just looking at the cold hard facts, the probability of you getting an A in your Calc class isn’t high at this point. Why? Even if your teacher drops one of your F tests, and even if you get 100%'s on all future tests leading up to the final, your final will be cumulative and will include the material from your first two tests. If you aren’t going to suck it up and study the material from your first two tests, you can go ahead and deduct the appropriate percentage from your best possible grade on the final (which is likely to allow you a C on your final at best). Considering this, your final, being weighted more than any single exam, will not boost your grade to an A (maybe a B). If you’re okay with a B, then go for it, but I would try for an A if I were you. Along the same lines, let’s say you go back and study the material from your first two tests- you will still have to fight an uphill battle to get that A; the probability is higher than the first option, but again, not a likely one. There is no guarantee that you’ll get 100% on all your remaining tests AND your final, so keep it real (only you know your capacity under such pressure). </p>
<p>On the other end, dropping the class and taking it over again will at least let you start off the retaken class with half of the material already familiar. You’ll have time to re-learn the material from the first two tests, and it’ll raise your chances of scoring better on your exams. Even if you get mediocre grades on the latter half of your tests, you’ll at least go into them with solid exam grades from the first half of class, thus giving you a more positive psychological conditioning to work for an A (versus fighting an uphill battle from the start).</p>
<p>FYI, I dropped my Calc II class beyond the withdraw deadline and received an F. I retook it during the following summer semester and got an A. </p>
<p>It all depends on your persistence. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks Dango, I don’t think that I have the time or mental tenacity to go back and study the first 2 chapters which are relevant to the next one in some ways. Even my grades in chem are slipping. My first test in chem was the highest in the class and now I am slipping(but still have an A). </p>
<p>Really the only reason that I got an A+ on the last calc test was because I spent 8 hours a day over spring break trying to learn calc… obviously I am going to come out victorious with that much time spent on one subject but I really don’t have that kind of time anymore.</p>
<p>My survival instincts are kicking in and they are telling me that if I want to maintain my A’s in my other classes I will have to drop Calc II.</p>
<p>^No doubt about it- UC completely overlooks old grades with made up ones. If you’re gonna apply to other schools like USC though, that’s a different story. USC hates seeing W’s (even if they’re made up) and will subjectively discredit you over another student with the same grades but no make-ups.</p>
<p>And yeah, no one will say anything if you drop the class, take it over and get a solid grade. It might have been time consuming, but going for a better grade is always a better choice than to settle. Good luck with the re-take.</p>
<p>Question: I am not past the drop deadline considering that admissions staff are currently not at work right? The drop deadline is April 30 but considering that there aren’t any admissions staff working at night, I will still be able to drop my class on the internet and it will process and go through right?</p>
<p>Oh. That, too. I don’t really recommend taking it over the summer… I took the 8-week session along with mechanics and honors Japanese and ended up with a B. Calc II has a LOOOT of material to cover.</p>
<p>Considering that it does cover a lot, I guess I could learn it all in the month between the end of spring semester and the start of summer! That way I would just have to go back over my homework and do it 1 or more times before the test.</p>
I just did something similar in physics, sorry that happened man! </p>