<p>Today is the last day for add/drop. Waiting to hear from DD as to what she did with her dilemma. DD is in a one semester consolidated calc 1&2. She was advised this would be too easy for her via her counselor but DD felt that she wanted to stay in it as she is hoping to apply to Med School and has been advised to keep GPA way up. Counselor agreed. First exam comes this week and she feels she bombed it. In consolidated calc. if you bomb first exam you are forced to go to a Calc.1 class. DD begins searching for appropriate sections to transfer to. Goes to next math class and learns she got a 46 on the exam. With the curve THIS WAS AN A!!! DD said Prof. made students who did worse move but since she got an A she didnt have to move. DD was torn. Prof. said he would not curve so deeply again. Now what to do? She feels that all the really lost kids moved so she might be on the lower end of the curve next time. Stay in and risk a grade Med. Schools dont like to see or move to a class that will be basically review? She had to talk with Math dept head to do any change so I am waiting to see what she was advised to do. I suggested another section of same course if available. DD understands material in class and on homework but on the test, it appeared Prof. wanted them to use knowledge to solve problems not presented in class. I think it says something when the whole class receives failing grades without a curve.
Professor teaches Graduate level classes. This is his only undergrad class.</p>