<p>Ok, so I did and it didn't work out so well. Has anyone asked to drop a class and been allowed to? I'm taking the max amount of classes, all AP's and honors, and i just asked to drop a 1/2 year honors course. I got a very definitive NO! Anyone know why they have this policy?</p>
<p>Asked who? Cornell? That's interesting if they won't let you drop a class, what was your reason?</p>
<p>Everyone who got in ED would be dropping all of their classes if they allowed it.</p>
<p>is that true??
am i supose to ask my school counselor??</p>
<p>If I got in early to the college of my choice, why would I bother to continue to take difficult classes? Especially ones that aren't AP's.</p>
<p>They probably don't want you to drop because they "selected you also based on your current courseload" or something like that.</p>
<p>to make the situation less vague...i emailed an admissions officer at cornell asking to drop my half year course of environment science(not at all related to my future major at cornell). He responded rather rudely, i won't go into detail, but i was surprised. It doesn't really matter that much, but i was just surprised because i've had friends going to other top schools like swarthmore dropping Physics AP and other AP classes. So yea...disappointed.</p>
<p>I wouldn't drop classes senior year, not because of what Cornell says, but because it'll prepare you better for freshmen year. Don't forget that high school actually prepares you for college. And there are some classes that you can take in high school that you won't be able to take in college. For example, the last time I took a history course or an English course was in high school. I'm depending on that to help me remember how to write.</p>
<p>if you have taken a half year class first semester that was a one semester class and was already taking an overload of classes, is it okay if you don't take another class to fill that spot if you were initially taking more classes than expected? it was a half-year requirement class and now it's out of the way. </p>
<p>It follows what I put on my courseload part for senior year, so this shouldn't be a problem right</p>
<p>i will only have 5 classes next semester, including AP Englsih, AP CAlculus, Physics, Gym and Economics.....</p>
<p>really? you're lucky...i have 6 plus gym, so seven uggh.</p>
<p>rockers...that sounds fine. All that matters is that you continue taking the courseload that cornell believes you're taking. I don't know if they'll even check, but if they see on your midyear report that you dropped something that you had previously said you'd take, then that's a problem.</p>
<p>The HS one of my kids attends warns the kids junior year that the GCs <em>WILL NOT</em> let seniors change schedules or drop courses second semester. Under Any Circumstances. That is consistent with their advice to parents and students to plan senior year courses wisely, as there will be applications, research projects, scholarship apps, etc. to juggle that year as well.</p>
<p>ahaha, i have 8 courses + gym. only one is half-year.</p>
<p>hmm, i mean i can understand them not letting you drop an AP or important course..but an elective? what if you switched it to something else?</p>
<p>10 courses plus gym! </p>
<p>id really like to drop spanish......</p>
<p>That's why you plan on making your senior schedle easy ahead of time. I have 5 classes the whole year, and two of them are total bs classes (i.e i haven't had hw in the class yet this year) :)</p>
<p>dam..i got 7 AP/honors, 1 joke class and gym. I wish I could get some sleeeeep now.</p>