Hi! I’m a junior in high school and I’m taking all honors and AP classes. I joined color guard this year because I need the PE credits but I’m slowly coming to realize that it is far too time consuming for my schedule and I can’t balance it while also doing well in my other classes. However, dropping it at this point in the semester would mean it would be listed as WP (Withdraw pass) on my transcript and I’m afraid that this might look bad on my transcript. Should I drop the course and will it heavily affect my transcript?
Considering that both 1) You need PE to graduate and 2) I’m pretty sure dropping color guard now would mess up your routine for a lot of people, I would recommend waiting a little longer and only dropping it as a last resort. Could you give us a little more information on your situation?
How much have you talked to your councilors and teachers about this? Have you tried sitting down and working out a schedule with them? A lot of times people can be afraid to ask about these things, but then find that there conflicts are pretty easily resolved with a little communication. And how are your study/work habits? Do you do work at lunch, between classes, etc. to lighten the after school load, and do you always avoid procrastinating? This can easily cut off an extra hour or two from your homework each night if you have been inefficient.