<p>^^ The problem with the add/drop deadline is that it is at least a week before the first midterms start for most classes. And considering how the first midterm is usually the first real indicator of how difficult a class is going to be, you will always end up taking a gamble between dropping and staying the whole way though.</p>
<p>^ True true… but you would take the same gamble whether or not you signed up for those. And generally, you know your position in the class (aka, how well you know the material vs everyone else) soon enough. And there is a curve, so it doesn’t matter how hard a midterm is.</p>
I totally failed my Geometry midterm an got 15% on it, which is an F. Still can’t get over it!