Drop AP Physics or take the bad grade?

Applying to College
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<p>So I have a huge problem. The first semester of Junior year just finished and my gpa was bad. I had A's in AP Gov and Advanced (not AP) Chemistry. I had B's in AP English, APUSH, and Spanish 3, but I had C's in Advanced (not AP) Trig and AP Physics 1. My gpa before this year was 3.78 unweighted with 2 AP courses so far. I'm stressed beyond belief and Physics is the most useless class I have this year and it takes the most amount of work. It's not that I don't do the work, it's just hard, and my other classes don't help either considering their load (I have about 3.5 hours of work a night). Should I drop Physics in order to preform better in my other classes? My goal schools are Illinois and Wisconsin (Illinois resident but with a lot of Wisconsin alum) and I want to know what they would rather see; me do well in a slightly lighter schedule, or continue to barely get by. Any advice would be appreciated. </p>

<p>Also, if I may have just screwed my chances of those schools, regardless of what I do next, feel free to let me know. It'll help make my decision easier. My school though does have unique advanced academic program that I am in. It is regarded as one of the best in the state, so if there may be any compensation because of that, let me know as well. </p>

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<p>Considering you already have a science class, it’s AP Physics 1, not C-Mech, you don’t appear to be a potential STEM major, and you have plenty of other cores, I think dropping it in favor of something else is fine, particularly if you can then get better grades in the remaining classes. As an in-state Illinois resident, if you can maintain the remaining load with a high GPA, you should be just fine.</p>

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<p>@MrMom62 Gotcha, thanks for replying. What do you think I should replace it with? The only semester class I can think of would be health for the sole purpose that I haven’t taken it yet and it is a grad requirement. </p>

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<p>That’s always a possibility, but what about something totally fun, like art, photography, wood shop, cooking? Expand your horizons!</p>

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<p>@MrMom62 Yeah, I’ll see what my school has to offer! Also, do you think I would also be fine for Wisconsin? It’s actually my #1. As I said, I have lots of alum in the fam. Both grandparents, my father, and my four aunts haha. </p>

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<p>Bumppp</p>