<p>Will dropping my chinese class halfway through the year look bad to colleges?
I have taken Chinese 1/2 and 3/4, and put on my apps that I'd be taking all of 5/6, but I've been having major issues with the teacher all year (she's an awful teacher, picks on myself and the only other caucasian kid in class, has a tendency to make weird and derogatory comments regarding sex and race, and et cetera) and I am completely fed up with it. I desperately want to drop, just because attending class gives me anxiety attacks, but I want to know what the process/impact will be for me if I do so.
I've been accepted to several schools so far, but I'm waiting on about 6 more and I don't know if they will look negatively upon my application if I have to amend my course load like this. I'd probably replace the period with an "educational coach" period or a home study.
Additionally, does anyone know what the actual process is for letting colleges know about dropping a course?
Thank you all so much, I'm freaking out and any advice is welcome.</p>
<p>First, call the admission offices of those schools and ask them about it. (You dont need to tell them your personal information if you don’t want to.)</p>
<p>Second, I would say not to drop. I have been through similar things and I ended up confronting my teacher about it (with tears) and ended up having a better relationship with her. But dropping a class is, to me, equivalent to getting like a C in the class because it might show the college that you cannot withstand pressure.</p>
<p>But if you are determined to drop, you can make it up by taking the AP test for Chinese and show the college that you are still interested in the language, and you are capable of studying on your own.</p>
<p>But this is just me. Listen to other people’s opinions too and do ask your counselors and/or college admissions about it.</p>
<p>Good luck :></p>
<p>Unfortunately, I’m not at the AP level–not to mention, there’s no way I’d be able to pass at all even if I was.
This teacher’s so bad that I legitimately know how to use maybe…30 assorted terms and phrases in conversation. Which normally I’d attribute to my own incompetence, but it’s the same for every other non-native-speaker in the class. And yet we’ve all managed steady As and Bs in the class because of all of the busy work…
bleh.
Maybe I should just try to stick it out. But it’s just making life even more stressful as time goes on…</p>
<p>OP: You should try your best to stick it out for the rest of the semester. If you drop the Chinese class (your 3rd yr of Foreign Language) you are technically supposed to let the admissions offices know, in written form, even after you’ve been admitted, since your new schedule will be different from what you wrote down on the app. And for the remaining schools, they may be making final decisions now so timing is not ideal.</p>
<p>So while in the short term it may be painful, hopefully in the long term it will be worth it. Plus you can brag in future about Chinese language skills!</p>
<p>My kiddo took 2 years of Chinese at the collegiate level, and I’m sorry to say that the professors weren’t any better than your teacher according to her weekly rants. I agree with the other posters; try to stick it out and then be done.</p>
<p>Hey ! My friend had this SAME thing happen to him.
Basically he wrote an email to each college. He dropped an AP class, but took another AP instead. He got into colleges, and they seemed to not have a problem. Do not stick it out if its too tough, just drop it and let colleges know. very simple!</p>
<p>Drop the class. You need to notify the schools, but it’s not a big deal, especially if you pick up some other subject/activity that you are more interested in. Another option if you can afford to pay for it: Do Chinese self-study or on-line: You can present it as increasing your flexibility to do other things that are important to you.</p>
<p>Depending on the private colleges to which you’ve applied, some of them may have “3 yrs foreign language” highly recommended, so you’d need to watch that eligibility. You have summer & the rest of your life to explore/have fun! Nail down those college acceptances first.</p>