<p>My major is computer science and currently I have a 3.5 gpa and will be applying next year to colleges. I think my gpa is low considering my major.</p>
<p>currently I am talking two transferable classes one is an A (atleast for now) and the other is calculus 3 which is a B or C. On quizes I seem to be averaging C's and tests are D+. His class is just ridiculously hard and I keep regretting not dropping the first day. The reason it is a high C or B is that he offers a lot of extra credit but I dont think it is enough and after todays quiz I really think I am going to fail the next test. </p>
<p>If I drop the class my gpa will go up but if I stay it will drop and I feel that if I stay I will lose that A I have in my other class and I am already falling behind both classes. </p>
<p>Next quarter I don't plan on taking calc 4 so if I drop I will retake Calc C with a different teacher a hopefully get an A. </p>
<p>This is technically my first year in cc so I think I am far ahead i as I am already taking calculus 3 and almost done with all my programming classes.</p>
<p>Finish the class, get the best grade you can and move on.</p>
<p>I agree with NCalRent. I’d say keep at it, finish, see if you can work with the teacher to understand the material better and/or form a study group with other students/hunt for other study resources at your school or online if you are falling behind and having trouble with the quizzes/tests. I always tell my students not to give up. Good luck with finishing out the semester. Keep at it.</p>
<p>Literally all the smart students drop (no joke they are like 10 students doing worst then me) and I did work with the teacher today and tried to work with him and just could not he expects his students to know everything in fact he recommended me to just drop everything and just study math till his tests like what kind of friggen advice is that. I never had trouble with math till I entered his room.</p>
<p>That is very frustrating to be sure, thirdageknight. There are teachers like that around me, too. At my college, a teacher can tell a student to drop, but cannot MAKE a student drop. I try to help people find assistance elsewhere when teachers don’t want to help out. You are the one paying that teacher’s salary. Is there a tutoring center where you are? Are you at a college? My college has people ready/willing to help students in math. It’s easy for the teacher to ‘get rid of you’ and if you never had trouble with math before, there must be some way to find someone who can help you get back on the right track. Obviously you do understand a lot of math up to this point. I would recommend you see an advisor, then, or a counselor maybe. Maybe they can help you find some type of tutoring or study group. I am glad you did try going to the teacher; I am sorry it turned out so negatively for you. I agree the advice you got is frustrating. You have made it so far through the semester, it seems a waste to quit now. You do not seem like a quitter to me. I for one am encouraging you to not give up but to find resources to help you. And, if you do end up withdrawing from the class, I encourage you to file a little complaint to make your concerns heard. At my school, the bosses don’t know how teachers are doing until the students make their voices heard. Good luck!</p>
<p>I am thinking of staying, if I end up with a bad grade I am just going to take as much ge classes as I can before the application time so I can apply with a higher gpa. I going to hope my efforts can push and hold a B…</p>
<p>Good for you, thirdageknight. I still hope you can find some others to study with, though, or online sites that have better explanations for the math than what you are getting from class. I’m not always good about checking in on CC, but I am going to try so that when you finish up, you write again with how it all turned out, and I can see how it went. I continue to wish you the best as you finish out this semester! :)</p>
<p>Well as of now I am really regretting staying in…</p>
<p>That’s because you had another test, right? Have you talked to any advisor or counselor? Sometimes talking it out with someone on campus (other than the teacher, as you tried that without too much success) can help. I guess only you can assess what the best course of action is; I only urge you to talk with people like counselors/advisors to find out consequences, including if you have financial aid. That is what I would tell a student if s/he asked me. One more good luck to you. Thanks for the update.</p>
<p>I’d take the C any day.</p>
<p>I don’t know if it’s too late to withdraw, but that’s what I’d do. It’s what I <em>DID</em>. I have two W’s on my transcript, but my gpa is high. It seems like the adults think it’s better to stay, and maybe it is. My parents advised me to withdraw. Two W’s don’t look good, but I have a near-perfect gpa.</p>
<p>evidentlyme, I just want to say from my experience (yup, I’m an adult) that one should be careful to not have too many W’s on a transcript. My colleagues and I warned that patterns of W’s do not look good, even with stellar grades. Applying for transfer or for jobs… the adults may wonder why a person has a pattern of W’s… taking on too much, giving up too soon, trying to make sure a GPA is ‘perfect’… you are correct that one or two won’t do a lot of damage, but now that you have two of them, I just say be careful each semester to take on what you know in your experience you can handle. Thanks for posting. I wonder how the original person who posted is doing. S/he may well have withdrawn! 
I appreciate your perspective and having communication with your parents, too, is great.</p>
<p>Well if anyone was curious I stayed to the class all the way regretting everyday staying class and ruining my sleep. The class I had An A in dropped a B+ (I think it is a mistake and i am going to have to talk with the professor at some time, dont know when though) but out of no were I managed a B+ in my math class and my GPA did not drop that much. </p>
<p>So I guess I made the right choice staying in, the key is to put your full effort no matter your grade. I was pulling Low C on all my tests and probably had a C overall but I studied like crazy for the final and got an A on it and managed a overall grade B+. I was really ready to give up but thankfully I did not cause giving up literally does nothing. </p>
<p>Hope I help out other people like me who could not decide to stay in the class or drop.</p>
<p>Bravo!! Thank you for the update, thirdageknight. It definitely paid to hang in there in that class. It is great you got the grade you did, plus think of all the lessons you learned ‘besides the math’ in terms of staying in a class versus withdrawing/the angst/strategies for succeeding, etcetera. One more ‘bravo’… :)</p>