Is it really difficult to drop an impacted course

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>because of failing grade?</p>

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<p>The reason why they introduced the concept of "impacted" courses was that people were signing up for classes that were in high demand, and ended up dropping them because they were getting grades that they didn't want</p>

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<p>I'm under academic probation.
The course is too difficult. I know my professor is extremely hard but I couldn't choose another class. The quizes and exams are just crazy. sigh</p>

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<p>Which course?</p>

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<p>chem 153B. </p>

<p>I read all the bruinwalk comments about the professor. Many people ranted on his exams and quizes are hard as hell. Sigh, I thought that I could handle it.</p>

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<p>what is bruinwalk? is that a website?</p>

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<p>yes... it serves a lot of functions, including rating professors.</p>

<p>shirley... i don't know how hard it is to drop your impacted class, but i'm thinking it involves a lot of finger-crossing and good karma xD</p>

<p>"Impacted courses may be dropped after the second-week deadline only under extraordinary circumstances. Each impacted course is indicated by a Y in the IM (Impacted) column in the class listings in the Schedule of Classes.</p>

<p>If dropping is advised due to exceptional or extreme circumstances (such as severe illness), students must obtain a Late Impacted Drop Petition or a Retroactive Drop Petition from their counseling unit. Students must explain their situation on the form and obtain a signature from the instructor. For College of Letters and Science students, impacted course drop requests are considered by a faculty subcommittee of the Faculty Executive Committee. If approved, the dropped course appears on the student’s transcript with a notation indicating the week of the term in which the drop petition was filed."
<a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/soc/enroll.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/soc/enroll.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>if a drop doesn't work, then go ahead and fail the class so you can retake it later. perhaps with a different professor. i'm guessing at this point that that might be your only option...</p>