Chances of getting accepted after 1 semester of grades

Hello everyone,

right now I am attending a CC in Syracuse, NY and I’m looking to transfer to Syracuse University this fall. My first semester here I got a 3.46 GPA. I am now in my second semester and after re-activating my application for SU(applied last year but didn’t get in) I am wondering if they will make a decision off of just my first semester. I am doing good this semester except for physics, the professor is horrible and everyone in the class is not doing good. I am highly considering dropping the class but I need 30 credits here so SU doesn’t need my high school SAT scores/grades. If I drop the class I’ll be down 4 credits and it will look pretty bad on my transcript but my GPA will be much better because I’m pretty much failing physics right now.

So to conclude my questions…

  1. Will Syracuse make a decision off of my first semester(application says it’s ‘ready for review’ online)
  2. Should I drop my physics course?
  3. Do I have decent chances of being accepted?

Thanks for any help!