<p>I followed everyone's advice.</p>
<p>I took my semester final exam and did reasonably well.
I ended up with a C in the class!!!</p>
<p>I will definitely try harder next semester and study the material more effectively if I do not end up dropping the class, which I may end up doing.</p>
<p>Thank you for helping me.</p>
<p>Congratulations on your survival!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations. Must feel good to know you could do it if you really want to.</p>
<p>Whew! YOu dodged a bullet. Congratulations on your C!!</p>
<p>I'm of two minds when it comes to whether you should drop the class.</p>
<p>One mind: Get out of Dodge while you still can. Drop the class. You have to protect whatever UC acceptance you get in March. Don't even go NEAR a class in which you could end up with a D. </p>
<p>Think of it as playing conservative ball as you run the clock out to protect your lead. I do not want to have you start a thread in May that begins--"I think I'm going to get a D in my AP Chem class--will UC rescind?"</p>
<p>Second Mind: You are learning how to study and apply yourself to a hard class. This is what you will have to do a lot at UC. You'll have to study a lot more than 3 hours a week per class. Classes will go really fast--especially since a lot of UCs are on the quarter system. Your AP Chem class is a great training ground for college.</p>
<p>I'll be interested to see what you decide. Let us know.</p>