<p>So I'm a junior in high school on Long Island and this year I'm taking regular, regents-level physics. Freshman year I took biology which I did really well in and last year I took chemistry which I did fairly well in, but I got a 70 on the regents. I knew physics would be difficult but I didn't anticipate just how much I'd be struggling. My grade currently stands at a 65 and I'm growing increasingly worried. Math has never been my strong suit and this class is math- and formula-intensive. To put it in perspective, I'm actually doing excellently in the pre-calc class I'm taking this year, as well as all of my other classes (college marketing, photography, A.P. English Language, French Honors, and A.P. U.S. History). My GPA in the past has hovered around a 91-92 and physics is bringing it down considerably. I plan on studying journalism after high school and the colleges I'm looking at are along the lines of NYU, Eugene Lang and Barnard. </p>
<p>This near-failing grade is really not for lack of trying. I know how to study considering I've been in A.P. and honors classes since freshman year and I've gone to my teacher and stayed after school but nothing seems to be working. I don't want to give up but I'm not interested in physics at all and I only took it because everyone said it'd look good for college. We're already two months into the school year so if I dropped now I'd be taking a study hall this semester and a half-year science elective next semester. If I don't drop, the next step would probably be to get a tutor and pray that I can pull a high C. Should I stick it out or am I in way over my head?</p>