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<p>Major: economics
Applying to: NYU, Cornell, Columbia, UCB, UCLA
From: CCC</p>

<p>So the story is this semester I am currently enrolled in a paleontology course and the highest grade I can get in that class is a C, I missed a test due to family emergency and the professor would not let me make up the test(only 3 test in the course). (grades are a,b,c,d,f, no + or -'s)</p>

<p>I am wondering if I should drop this class or not. For those who are familiar with the CCC, this paleontology course is part of my igetc. If I do drop this class I would need to take 2 science courses next semester as I've already signed up for spring 2010 for a bio course that would finish my igetc requirements. So if I do drop, i would have to add an extra science class(prob paleontology again?).</p>

<p>My standings in all my other classes this semester are As, so the only grade below an A is the paleontology course.</p>

<p>My current gpa: 3.390( my first semester i had a 2.5 due to some difficulties, but every semester after that I've earned a 4.0)</p>

<p>GPA after this semester without a drop(C in paleontology course): 3.474
GPA after this semester with a drop(C in paleontology): 3.519</p>

<p>Do you guys think I should drop the course?
For those who are in a CCC, do you think this will violate the TAG agreement I have with UC campuses?</p>

<p>also note that my current classes are calc 2, paleontology, speech, ethnic studies, and although it isnt really a class, varsity cross country(but it is UC transferable), all totaling 18 units</p>

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<p>drop it. A W looks better than a C any day for UCLA/UCB as long as you redo and get a good grade.</p>

<p>Next semester take a lighter course load for the non science stuff and make sure you get an A in the class you W’ed.</p>

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<p>UCLA will ‘work with you’ if you don’t have the igetc
UCB totally requires igetc.</p>

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<p>Next semester I’ll be taking calc 3, intro to bio, health science(to get my AA before transfering), pysch, and that paleontology class again if i end up dropping it tonight/2moro.</p>

<p>Thanks! I really needed something from someone. I was sure whether or not to drop it because academically speaking, my classes this semester are calc 2, paleontology, speech, ethnic studies. they all total to 14 units, without it I would be at 11 units in academic courses, and 15 with the varsity sports im in.</p>

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<p>@ stesla2:</p>

<p>If I do end up dropping the paleontology course, I would certainly retake it in the spring 2010 and I would be finished with igetc by the end of spring 2010.</p>

<p>I’m transfering fall 2010 btw.</p>

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<p>Thats what my counselor told me. I’m missing 4 or 5 classes from IGETC and going UC fall 10</p>

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<p>So im getting a vibe that a W is WAY better than a C esp since im applying to top notch schools?</p>

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<p>yes. 10char.</p>