Give me your advice, should I drop this course?

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<p>I am a first year U of Toronto student.</p>

<p>I just got my calculus I midterm back: 43%</p>

<p>***! Seriously, I know it's a ridiculous grade! According to the prof, the class avg is 65%!</p>

<p>After I got it back and checked my answers, I realized I made the most stupid mistakes in a few questions, and during the test I got so nervous because there were only 15 mins left that I forgot to complete some exercises. I went blank! I would have gotten around 70% if it weren't for those silly mistakes :(</p>

<p>This midterm was worth 30% of the final grade. The final will be 65% and some little quizes are worth 5%.</p>

<p>I don't think the course is hard, it is calculus, it is not supposed to be easy but with practice it is pretty cool. Unfortunately, I am worried the same thing will happen to me on my final exam.</p>

<p>If everything goes right and I get all the quizzes correctly (5%) , I would have 17.9% of my grade (43% of the 30% exam + 5% of the quizzes). I need 50% to pass the course, that means I must get at least a 50% on my final.</p>

<p>What is your advice?</p>

<p>I have 3 days before the dropping courses deadline is met!</p>

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<p>If you only need a 50% and your mistakes really were that trivial, don’t drop. But study hard for the final. Try to recreate test-like conditions, like sitting in an empty classroom and doing problems.</p>

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<p>And I don’t get what bell curving grading is… I read that if you are way below the average (like I am) it usually gets you an even worse grade so I’ll probably have to aim for a better grade… U of T is known for bell curve grading :s</p>