<p>I am currently about to get destroyed in my AP computer science class. I had high grades over the past 3 quarters 97+ but this last quarter is going to be bad. I've already over committed so I don't have enough time to study. I'm afraid that if I drop the class it'll show up as a red flag on admissions to the very top schools. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>If they see that I dropped a class with high grades what will they think? Is it a bad idea?</p>
<p>…If your school considers an A to be a 90+, you need a 69% or greater to get an A for the year. How bad is it? Can’t you just stick it out? Seems like a shame to waste all that work and those grades.</p>
<p>Is AP computer science really that hard?! I’m taking it next yr as my only AP
as for advice - I agree with the guy above me… if the math adds up anything above a 70% would be sufficient so why not just stick it out </p>
<p>It’s pretty effing bad. I got by all year because the stuff was so easy and all our daily assignments were 100s. Now we are taking practice AP tests for test grades and today I got a 30. Granted it was a 50 point curve and he didn’t even count the grade because we have time - I’m still concerned knowing how screwed I am. It’s also an online class so I have to make time for it in my schedule which is super difficult. I will get credit for my 99 last semester but I don’t know if I will get any credit this semester. I may be able to stick it out but the stress isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>Bro it’s really not a difficult class. We did it online and we used the worst textbook ever - Blue Pelican Java. It was so hard to learn. Now that I look at Barron’s I realize how much I missed. I am really screwed. How much do top schools care about drops??!</p>
<p>If you’re really serious about this:
If you’re a junior, it probably won’t matter too much.
If you’re a senior, you will have to call all of the schools you have applied to and ask.</p>
<p>However, can’t you make up for the deficiency of your program by doing extra studying, such as with the Barron’s book you mentioned? You have resources and you obviously have the aptitude/ability to learn the information.</p>
<p>You’re right I do but I don’t have the time/patience/energy/interest. I hate this and I am doing do much stuff right now. So how sure are you that it won’t have a very big impact? I’m pretty scared but I may just drop to save the headache.</p>