Should I drop this philosophy class? I'm a philosophy major...

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm taking 14 units this semester. I'm taking a nontransferable math class, an Ethics class, an ancient philosophy class, and a modern philosophy class. I'd like to transfer to UCSB or UCLA as a philosophy major. My gpa is 3.91 and I'm in my school's TAP program.</p>

<p>I'm not doing all that well in my modern philosophy class...I have a C in it and I dread going to that class. UCLA requires that I take Ethics, a general philosophy class, logic, and an elective philosophy class. I plan to make my ancient philosophy class my elective to satisfy the requirement for the major. I was wondering if dropping the modern philosophy class will adversely affect my chances of gaining admission to UCLA and maybe other schools. I plan to retake it with another professor in the summer. I'm confident I can do better the next time around. It just seems that a C would be worse than getting a W and retaking the class to earn a higher grade.</p>

<p>Given my situation, am I screwed if I drop this class and retake it in the summer, or if I can't retake it all because it's unavailable? I should add that I've gotten 2 W's in my academic career, but one was in a nontransferable math class(It was remedial algebra) and the other was in a general education course not related to my major.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you like the class? Is it the professor? If you don’t like the class in general, then maybe you think about majoring in something else. It doesn’t matter how many W’s you get. They won’t hold that against you.</p>

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<p>Out of all the classes in philosophy I have taken and am taking now, it’s the only one I don’t like very much and the only one that I’m not doing that well in. I don’t like it because it just doesn’t feel like a philosophy class. The assignments are, in my opinion, ridiculous. </p>

<p>Granted, I’m not failing the class or getting a D in it, but I’d rather not have that C on my record when applying for transfer.</p>

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<p>If the modern philosophy class is not needed as a prerequisite, then I see no problem in dropping it. Just make sure to complete IGETC, the 60 required units and all philosophy prerequisites. The W will not hurt your chances. I have 3 W’s on my transcript and got accepted to all the UC’s I applied to.</p>

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<p>before anything else, it’s better if you call the school and ask.</p>

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<p>Call the Office of Admissions at both schools. They may approve the course drop or not but calling them is the only way to find out for sure!</p>