<p>This semester I'm taking your standard "intro to _<strong><em>" and "intro to _</em></strong> (part 2)" courses. All of my classes are currently B's and will be A's by the end of the year, however, one class of mine (College Algebra) is a class I have a terrible grade in*, probably somewhere from 50-60 after the midterm. I can only get an A- if I'm EXTREMELY lucky in the course, and a B+ would require substantial effort, because my homework grade has been decimated by constant misunderstandings of what the professor wants (to compare, this professor speaks fluent English, and I have no problem understanding my Chinese professor, who has a heavy accent.) Coupled with the "midterm report" for colleges I don't think it's worth it to keep this class.</p>
<p>Which would hurt me more? A really low grade (50-60 now, probably in the high 70s (C) or low 80s (B-) by the end of the year) or a W?</p>
<p>STATS:</p>
<p>Applying to: Cornell, UT, U.Chicago</p>
<p>--College--
College GPA (1st semester): 4.0
ECs: Founded a club for a constructed/artificial language, work for a Scandinavian video game company
SAT: 2000 (Nov. 2007 retake), Math 570 Critical Reading 660 Writing 770</p>
<p>--High school--
High school GPA: 3.75 (or so)
ECs: Debate
SAT: 1700 (Jan 2007), Math 450 Critical Reading 570 Writing 670</p>
<p>Major: Philosophy (considering possible double major with Political Science)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
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<li>I have a lacking foundation in math and really didn't intend to take this course in the first place. I had signed up to take Intro to Biology part 2, and my university canceled it due to insufficient registered students. Initially, my plan was to study all of my weak points during the school year and take it during the summer.</li>
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