<p>Has anyone done a retro active drop before? I never have. I was wondering how willing professors generally are in signing these.</p>
<p>I've taken 0 finals btw so I feel I should be cleared.</p>
<p>The point of the professors signature is to let the department know you haven’t taken the final. This is usually done during 10th week, so since that’s passed I would recommend tracking the prof down asap to get the signature. They are more willing to sign if you filled out the form completely before giving it to them.</p>
<p>Well, I got my professor to sign it. But, now I have to give a note saying why I want to drop. It’s not an impacted course and it has nothing to do with my major. The truth is I took a fourth class to potentially boost my gpa. The class came down to one paper that was worth 100% of the grade near the end of the quarter. I got the paper with 2 weeks to work on it and eventually write 20-28 pages. I got to around 17 pages but I felt since I was rushing through everything the paper was really ****ty and I would end up hurting my gpa more then anything else. I mean I could have put more time in all the research/writing but I was an idiot this quarter. I was interning at a place and commuting everyday from Costa Mesa. I’m sure some people can handle that and I thought I could too, but obviously not. I don’t think this is something that anyone will sympathize with so I’m hoping this required explanation is more of a formality then something a council actually looks at really closely and scrutinizes. Because if it is, I feel like I’m screwed.</p>
<p>What class was it?</p>
<p>It’s a political science class.</p>
<p>???</p>