Dropping AP physics 1 Junior year

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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I am thinking of dropping AP physics 1 in my junior year and it will show up as W/P on my resume. Now, I am shooting for very hard schools and I am already taking AP chemistry. I don’t want to have W/P but I also don’t want to end up with B- on my resume. It will look really bad. Now if I drop it, I plan to take AP physics 2 for senior year because I won’t have very rigorous classes. Is it a good idea? Especially because I will take AP physics 2 which will show that I am interested in learning? I just have a LOT to do and I don’t want to fail chemistry or get bad grade because of it. Please reply and give me your thoughts.

Thank you.

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A B- in physics is a good grade for many people bc its a hard subject. and it wont really hurt you if the rest of your grades are As. It will be a lot more impressive if you stick with AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 and show improvment in your grades as you go than if you quit and show colleges you gave up. Good luck!!

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what if they won’t be ? I may have two B’s

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I would drop it. You should have never taken two AP sciences to being with. B’s will kill your GPA.

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I’d say stick with physics for the rest of the year and if you improve 2nd semester take ap physics 2. Saying, “I dropped the class bc I was going to get a B” makes you sound annoying and grade-grubby.

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thank you. But I think I need to explain my self. I did not get a B- for first quarter, I got a C- but if i get B from now on, I will end up with a B- or B. But I am taking very hard classes and I want to do really well on them and not just A- but A. I also have a job because my family doesnt have the money. I am also in a lot of EC’s as a leader so doing physics will only make it harder for me to get an A in all my classes.

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I know what to say to colleges. And I am not going to just drop the class and never look at it again. I will take summer class at community college (while doing research) then take physics C but senior year. I am not over obsessive over grade but I do want to do well. Trust me, If i had a B- for first quarter I WOULD NOT leave. But taking 6 Ap classes on top of physics is hard. I don’t want to half do anything. I want to do well. I know I can do well if I didnt have 6 other APs to take care of. Which next year I plan to take 3/4. BUT THANK YOU for the advice but I did decide to drop it.