<p>I am in 10th grade and currently taking Pre-Calc. I am struggling with math this year because I really do not like it. I can't get myself to do any homework or study very much for tests because I am not very interested in it.</p>
<p>My GPA was hurt because of math last semester. I want to make up for the loss my junior year. I am thinking of dropping math for my junior year and taking AP Calc AB my senior year.</p>
<p>You might think that I will forget my math over that one year but I am thinking ot taking PreCalc over the summer at community college just to refresh my memory. </p>
<p>Would this be a bad idea? Would colleges frown? </p>
<p>I wouldn't do it, personally, especially since you already don't like math. </p>
<p>Last year (my junior year), I took math but didn't especially like it/wasn't really interested. Consequently, I barely ever studied and rarely did a good job on my homework. This actually made things worse, I liked math a lot less than I had to begin with, and I was tempted to take a break from math during my senior year. Instead, I gave in to peer pressure or whatever and took precalculus. This was probably the best academic decision I ever made. I decided before the year even started that I needed to try hard in precalc to make up for being terrible at math before, so even though I don't like it and am not the top student in my class, I do my homework and try to study for tests. I still think that math is kind of tedious, but I am a lot more interested in it now than I was in the past, and I'm certainly better at it because of taking precalc.</p>
<p>So, my advice to you: take math next year, even if it's not calc. If you already hate math and aren't very good at it, a year off is only going to make you like it less, and you might be less confident in math after a year without using it (I know that math confidence was a big problem for me before). </p>
<p>Junior year is very important, and it would be really nice to have a math course. Better to skip it senior year than junior year if you really want to take a year off.</p>
<p>My friend felt the same way, and had a poor Pre Calc grade in her sophomore year. Because of scheduling conflicts for junior year with the IB program, she wasn't able to be in the IB Math class, and was told she could take it senior year (which is fine since it's a one year class). She didn't want to do independent study, or forget the math, so she took Pre Calc again with us.</p>
<p>In the end she receieved A's both semester. She finally understood all the material, and is doing great in AP Calc this year because of it. She's a great student, and will be going to UC Davis next year.</p>
<p>It may seem like a pain, but I'd recommend that if you don't feel you aren't up for Calc just yet.</p>
<p>I agree with fiddledd, at least take some type of math class to keep your mind going, even if it means repeating PreCalc. Taking a year off is one of the hardest things because you will forget stuff no matter how much you try to remember it and then it will be more difficult when you take math again in your senior year.</p>
<p>I'm with fiddledd as well--I would say take some math, even repeating PreCalc. You can recover your GPA by taking what will now be an easier course and move on to Calc AB your senior year as panned. It would be best for college admissions, your GPA AND your confidence in your PreCalc material.</p>