<p>I'm currently in Calculus BC, and I'm thinking of dropping to CalAB. The reason is that I hate my teacher. I had him for PreCal and I hated him, but I thought I would be able to handle another year. However, almost all of his assignments are pointless and he goes so fast that I'm now incredibly behind. I would go to tutorials, but when you ask him any questions, he makes you ask someone else. I'm also in AP Stats and Physics, so I'm thinking it wouldn't look so bad if I dropped a level? My intended major is geology/environmental science, do you think it would be too hard to learn this stuff in college rather than now?</p>
<p>Dropping to AB sounds like a good idea, especially if the teacher is refusing to help you. There’s no difference between AB and BC in terms of college admissions so you have nothing to lose.</p>
<p>@QuadMaster Can you provide a source?</p>
<p>I thought AB wouldn’t look as good as BC? It’s still pretty good though.</p>
<p>Are you actually doing badly, or do you just not like the teacher? There are tons and tons of free calculus videos and other resources on the Internet, if that would work for you. </p>
<p>Whether AB looks worse than BC (assuming you would get the same grade in each) is relative to what your school offers. I mean, if AB is the most advanced math course your school has, you taking AB looks just as good as someone else taking BC. It’s probably more correct to say that it usually doesn’t matter whether you take AB or BC if your school offers both. Something like that isn’t usually going to make or break your application, and it’s not a big deal to take Calculus II in college rather than high school. </p>
<p>I have an 89 and I don’t foresee that going up. Down, on the other hand…</p>
<p>My school offers up to Cal III (He teaches that class too, those poor suckers).</p>
<p>I would definitely suggest dropping to AB, if that means you can make an A. You can always self-study the BC material and take the AP exam for BC instead, and even if not, it’s not too hard to learn the BC material in college if you need it for your major.</p>
<p>My high school only offers AP Calculus AB. We have to dual enroll at the community college for Calculus II and III.</p>