<p>If a student had been accepted ED and has sent in the Midyear grade report , is there any problem with dropping an elective course for the second semester of senior yr in high school?</p>
<p>it depends on the course and the school. If the dropped course was calc and the ED was to MIT or an engineering program, it would not be viewed highly. Or, if dropping a course meant less than 5 academic subjects....read senior slacker, without other mitigating circumstances. OTOH, if the dropped course was basket-weaving, no one would care.</p>
<p>Best bet is to ask the school directly, but if it is an elective course, I suspect it won't be a huge problem. My daughter is dropping Honors Asian Studies II (she took Asian Studies I last semester) in favor of taking Philosophy. She checked with the school she'll be going to next year and they said it was fine, so have your daughter just email the admissions rep and double check.</p>
<p>If the elective course is something like jewelry-making or cooking, then I can't imagine it would pose a problem. The reason for dropping the course could carry more weight.</p>
<p>I know a student who dropped Physics 2 as a senior, accepted EA at Notre Dame. He dropped it because he just wasn't doing well at all in it, even with outside tutoring, but had done okay in Physics 1 as a junior. He checked with Notre Dame, and they were fine with it. Bottom line -- check with the college admissions office.</p>
<p>S dropped AP Economics. He contacted the Admissions before doing that, and they were not happy; but when he explained that he will take an additional university class instead, and he will self-study and take the Econ AP test anyway, they agreed that it will be acceptable.</p>
<p>I think that the contact with Admissions is a must.</p>
<p>It probably depends on the school. I was accepted ED to Brown, and from what I understand, the only way they will rescind your admission is if there is a significant, dramatic drop in your academic progress- say, an A/B+ student dropping to C's and D's. Dropping a class might be seen as a problem if the drop was because of horrible grades, or if it meant dropping the only advanced class in the student's schedule. I had to drop classes and reorganize my schedule because of conflicts the second semester of my senior year, and it wasn't a problem. (I'm carrying 3 AP's, a college class, and Orchestra, and I had to drop a writing-for-college class that I didn't need anyway.)</p>
<p>(On a side note- I love the parents' forum! You guys use correct spelling and grammar!)</p>
<p>And we're not bad with capitalization, either!</p>
<p>Some schools (like Stanford) require getting their permission to make any changes in the schedule. But it should not be a problem to get a permission to drop an elective.</p>