<p>Seniors, how many of you are doing this?</p>
<p>I think I'm gonna drop my foreign language and fine arts class. Not sure about dropping an AP class yet. I don't really care about rankings and GPA, so I might. </p>
<p>My friend, after being accepted to Berkeley last year, dropped all but 2 classes (required english and gov't). I think she kept math also, but I'm not sure. Haha.</p>
<p>Which colleges are really strict about not doing this kind of stuff?</p>
<p>Uh... you do realize that they ask for a copy of your transcript at the end of the year? With all your final grades? And you do realize that people have gotten their admissions revoked for letting their grades slip... let alone dropping half their classes...</p>
<p>I know that not all colleges are the same, which is why I created this thread. </p>
<p>My pro-bono tutor dropped two of her classes second semester of senior year in high school, and she graduated from Yale just fine.</p>
<p>In that case, call the admissions offices of whatever schools you're applying to, and ask them that question (it'll be anonymous, after all)... and let me know what their replies are.</p>
<p>Also, I'm not an encyclopedia of college admissions policies, you need to be more specific on WHAT college you want to know this about.</p>
<p>And maybe your friend INFORMED them that she was dropping the classes. If she still had the stats to get in without the classes, and she let them know of the changes to her schedule, of course she would be fine. I dropped second semester calc, sent a copy of my updated transcript, and got into Umich fine. On the other hand, if you plan to drop classes and not inform them, they're not going to be too happy.</p>
<p>At my school you aren't allowed to have schedule changes whatsoever after you send out your transcripts. Lucky you.</p>
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Touchy, much? I didn't specifically ask you. If you don't know or don't want to answer, that's fine. I thought people who have done this before might have more knowledge about it. And about colleges who are lenient on this kind of thing (provided that you tell them before hand).</p>
<p>AFAIK, we're not allowed to drop any classes for the year after this week. I for sure wont be able to drop any classes. Nor would I do so.</p>
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Touchy, much? I didn't specifically ask you. If you don't know or don't want to answer, that's fine. I thought people who have done this before might have more knowledge about it. And about colleges who are lenient on this kind of thing (provided that you tell them before hand).
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<p>No, I just found your reply to me (which you have since edited) to be a little on the abrasive side. Tone is hard to tell online.</p>
<p>I did it. Not a big deal, just gotta check with the college to make sure it's alright.</p>
<p>yea i think it would be ok but i think you should play it safe and stay in your classes, especially the AP's. As sydneybristow87 pointed out, colleges will recieve a copy of your transcript with final grades. (at my school, cant drop a after the first two marking periods)</p>
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No, I just found your reply to me (which you have since edited) to be a little on the abrasive side. Tone is hard to tell online.
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Yes I did edit it like 2 minutes after I posted. Your original reply came across as very condescending, whether you meant it or not. Then I decided against starting something. But anyways, I apologize.</p>
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yea i think it would be ok but i think you should play it safe and stay in your classes, especially the AP's. As sydneybristow87 pointed out, colleges will recieve a copy of your transcript with final grades. (at my school, cant drop a after the first two marking periods)
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Yeah, I'll probably just drop my ceramics and french class. I'll keep the APs.</p>
<p>i'm planning to drop my science class. i can't imagine dropping 1-2 classes and maintaining good grades in all the others would get your admission revoked. just my opinion, though.</p>
<p>I'm definitely dropping Statistics AP second semester in favor of something like autotech whether or not I get into something EA. The boredom of learning how to find mean, median, and mode is ridiculous. </p>
<p>Can't see how colleges could complain seeing as I have 7 AP classes...</p>
<p>Im Def droppin' my physics class. My teacher's smart, but lacks the teacher.</p>
<p>Contact the college and ask.</p>
<p>For the most part, you should be fine. But because colleges <em>have</em> been known to rescind students' admissions because of dropped classes, I'd call and ask before you drop any academic course (including foreign languages).</p>
<p>Next semester i'm dropping all but 3 of my classes, whether that affects my college admission or not, I don't really care.</p>
<p>Only 2 classes left on the schedule? I hope your friend wasn't looking forward to attending Berkeley! I know that Boston College rescinded acceptances from our hs when kids let their grades drop 2nd semester. I'd say highly selective colleges would care a lot. A state school might not, as long as you still meet their minimum requirements.</p>
<p>Depending where you're going, it can make a <em>huge</em> difference. While at selective schools you will be ok if your gpa drops a bit, dropping entire classes is a huge red flag. It all depends where you want to go. If you just want to relax a little, then you can let your grades sag some, but I wouldn't drop the classes. </p>
<p>AP stats is a lot more than just mean, median, and mode- especially 2nd semester when you start learning all the various tests.</p>
<p>How about from switching from AP engllish to Honors English 12?</p>
<p>If it's a state school, I think that would be fine. Otherwise..I don't know. It also might kind of look like you just wanted credit for AP when you applied, but couldn't handle it/were too lazy. Where are you applyling?</p>