P/F AP Calc AB or downgrade?

Applying to College
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Hopefully this is just first week of school fears but D22 is stressing over Calc already. If she does as poorly as she’s anticipating she’s considering these options:
-drop to college prep Calc
-continue in AP but opt for Pass/Fail. Our school allows Seniors to choose one class for this if they want to.
-stay where she is and strive for a B, but possibly C

Obviously both are poor choices for admission but which would you presume is the lesser “bad” option. All of her apps are in but if mind year grades are requested that may present an issue. Additionally her SRAR shows in progress classes so she’s have to notify of the change.

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Why does she believe that she will do poorly?

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She did this with Honors Geo too. I think she just gets nervous when things don’t click right away. She’s going to stick it out and spend some time on AP classroom and go in for help when she needs it. It’s a good lesson for college that sometimes your best effort comes up less than you hope :slight_smile: