<p>So I'm a junior and I'm taking the following classes: AP Bio, AP US History, Spanish 4 Honors, PreCalc Honors, English 11 Honors and Newspaper. I have As in all my classes except for a glaring D in Bio. My question is whether or not I should drop Bio (and take Environmental Sciences at a community college to replace it, so I would have a science class junior year) and what the resultant ramifications to my chances of being accepted to a top university would be. Also of note is that it's still early enough that dropping Bio would not constitute a "W" on my transcript, it would simply appear as though I never took the class. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Getting a D is bad. Try to raise your AP Bio grade, and if that fails, I'd drop it.</p>
<p>Well, the other problem is that the drop deadline is tomorrow so I have to make my decision pretty quickly. Also, a 76% is a B in this class -- my current grade is a 63% (abysmal, I know). This might be the first class of my high school career in which I'm content with a B, but what are my chances of increasing 13% in 12 weeks?</p>
<p>yeah talk to your teacher first. otherwise drop it like a dirty babies diaper</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. Would top colleges look down on taking only one AP class (apart from a community college class) junior year though?</p>
<p>depends on what u have already taken and what ur school offers and how many ap's ur classmates take</p>
<p>'resultant ramifications'... sorry but I just laughed at that... </p>
<p>Anyway... it's just been a month... You can do better!!! </p>
<p>Avoiding it won't help your life in the long run anyway... AP Biology is merely a college introductory science course... being accepted to a top university is just the first step... and if you can't handle bio then well....</p>
<p>What are you having so much trouble with? I mean AP Biology is just a lot of memorization and understanding...I mean if you read Cambell's really thoroughly you should be fine. Just work harder!</p>
<p>Yeah, agree with meadow...you could do fine in the course by just skimming Campbell's....</p>
<p>Some people don't do well with memorization and understanding certain concepts.</p>
<p>I'd say definitely talk to the teacher and see what you could do to bring up the grade. At some schools it's pretty typical for the first grades to be lower than your final grade so maybe others in the class are about where you are. My D is taking 3 APs this year and at parents night every one of the teachers said to expect some Cs on that first test. Maybe getting an AP prep book would help too. Good luck.</p>
<p>AP Bio at my school is one of the hardest subjects, after AP Physics.</p>
<p>^^^ yea in my school as well, AP Bio is considered one of the hardest classes you can take.</p>
<p>^^ at my school
The hardest classes are probably AP American History + AP Chemistry.</p>
<p>The AP Biology teacher is pretty easy, but alot of kids fail the exam.</p>
<p>Drop it. It's biology, aka the most hardcore epic of a subject.</p>
<p>It's easy enough here. I got through the exam with a 5 and was ranked 3 or 4 throughout the class. (Out of 120)</p>
<p>40% of everyone who takes AP Bio at my school gets a 5, although only about 15% get As.</p>
<p>I have only a B in it but I find it really easy compared to all other classes. Even the regular ones.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the advice. I decided not to drop after calculating that it's actually fairly easy for me to end up with a B in the class, considering there is massive historical precedent for the curve on the final (worth 25% of the overall grade) being rather ridiculous (like a guy I talked to who took the class last year said he ended up with a 66% on the final, which was an A after the curve).</p>
<p>66--> A??? 0_o
Damm, wish my school could do that.
In my school, students who take the AP exam could be exempted from having to take the final. (but an A on the final surely doesn't hurt...)</p>