<p>HS senior here. I'm starting the application process, and I wanted some advice on something: how unwise would it be to drop a course at this time? Would colleges frown upon this?
I'm asking this because I'm currently enrolled in an AP Calculus class. However, math isn't exactly one of my areas of strength- it's been my lowest grade throughout high school, I have no passion for the subject and I have no interest in continuing it after high school. I feel that this class is taking up way too much of my time- I spend a good part of my nights doing homework/preparing for tests and quizzes, although the material still doesn't make much sense to me and I get consistently low grades. This class is lowering my GPA quite a bit and I don't feel that I'm getting much out of it aside from a lot of stress and confusion. </p>
<p>I'm applying to a handful of LACs (all of which are pretty selective). Would dropping this course kill my chances? What about dropping the course after applying early- could this cause a college to revoke its decision?</p>
<p>Odds are, one course will not make or break you. Unless you happen to need the course for your future major. It’s a case by case basis that you should discuss with your college advisor, who probably has a much better idea of what will happen with your specific LACs that anyone on CC will.</p>
<p>“Unless you happen to need the course for your future major.” …or distribution/core requirements.</p>
<p>In which case you might regret throwing away the weeks of work you already invested in calculus, only to have to take the class again.</p>
<p>No just drop the class. If you have already told a school about it then email them and let them know of the change. </p>
<p>Managing your coursework/stress level/GPA is a good thing. It will serve you well in college.</p>
<p>No college (almost) requires calculus before freshman year, and it’s only useful if you plan to do a degree that requires it. Even in college, it may not be required - there are lots of options to fulfill the quantitative requirement. If you plan to major in the humanities or social sciences, statistics would actually be more useful to you.
However, if you drop the class (which you should), you should also replace it with another class - could you indicate that you’ll be taking ‘intro to stats’ at your local community college second semester?</p>