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<p>Hello all. Let me give an introduction to my problem. I attend an early college school in NYC that is affliated with bard college and the DOE. I'm currently in my first year of the college program. Technically, I am a college student but I'm also a high school student too because I cant graduate without my HS dipolma. </p>

<p>I had just recieved my grades today and I got a D in my calc-based physics course. I admit that I hate physics and that it was a big mistake that I took it in the first place. I just signed up for my courses yesterday and I saw that the second semester of physics is on my preliminary schedule again, even though I failed the first semester. Here's the thing, the Dean of the school refuses to let drop the physics becuase I signed up for it as a year-long course. His arguement is that since I signed up for it as a year long course, I have to stay with it for the full two semesters. I am in big trouble here because I have no idea what I;ll do if I stay in that class again. </p>

<p>In real college, are you obligated to stay in the courses that you dont want?
Can anyone help me? please. I can always take it again next year and my D will be shadowed if I get something higher. But I dont think its fair that they;re making me take a continuation of a course that I'm not ready for.</p>

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<p>Well, no offense, if you were just plainly a University student then you could withdraw from the course. But, you have a unique situation. I think that you have to explain to the Dean as well as whoever runs the program you are in a little something. You have to explain that with math and science, you cannot progress to the next course if you have a weak foundation.</p>

<p>You temporarily have a weak foundation with something in your Calculus background or your Science background. You have to plead your case like an adult and see if you can obtain some academic assistance on the double. </p>

<p>If you are precluded from withdrawing. Then, you have to work really hard on getting in the finest learning you can with this subject. Alright? You would have to go full throttle and work things really hard.</p>

<p>I do not know the rules of your own personal academic program at all. I am just trying to be helpful.</p>