Dropping a course

Applying to College
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<p>Hello I am a senior high school student in Canada. I am currently taking Dramatic Art in my school. My drama teacher, however, does not teach us theater theories, but rather has us run productions. In addition, I am not getting a great mark in Drama, after working very hard. Frustrated, I want to drop the course. My counselor told me that if I drop it now, it's not going to show up on my transcript at all. But I realize that I have filled in the common application that I am taking Drama this year. Also I believe that my counselor has filled out the Secondary School Report saying that one of the courses I am currently taking is Dramatic Arts. If I drop it now, then the Midyear Report will not report anything about Dramatic Art. The colleges then will know that I drop the course. </p>

<p>I also report that Theater is one of my possible majors and how much I love it. It sounds so ironic that I have to drop this course. Regardless, my only concern is that if I drop it, will it affect my chance of getting in?</p>

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<p>A little bump…</p>

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<p>It’s not a core course, and your GC has told you that it won’t appear on your official transcript, not even as a W or I, if you drop it. So it’s hard to see why colleges would care.</p>

<p>The second question is “should you drop it” assuming it doesn’t matter for you college applications. You didn’t ask this question, but it is perhaps a question worth asking.</p>

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<p>a little bump bump</p>

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<p>If it won’t be on your transcript at all, let colleges know that you had a schedule change via email.</p>