<p>i absolutely hate my calculus class and i really want to drop it, but i don't want to drop it if it will jeopordize my getting into berkeley. I already got the regents' invite, and so i'm feeling a bit lazy now that I'm accepted. Do you guys have any advice as to what i should do? and do you know if berkeley can "de-accept" me after I notify them of dropping my class (for a good reason...being that i would rather spend more time volunteering and gaining work experience than taking a class that i will never need to use in the future)?</p>
<p>They can definitely de-accept you. The best thing would be to call and ask how they handle those situations..</p>
<p>I don't think it's likely that they will rescind your acceptance over a dropped class, but you could call and check.</p>
<p>i think you just have to let them know, but you'll probably be fine. math sucks, so i feel you.</p>
<p>by when do you have to notify them of a dropped class?</p>
<p>we just went through this, but the class d dropped wasn't an "academic" class like Calculus. She sent them an email, explaining her reasons: she dropped "Internship" class so she could do more volunteering as Pres. of her Interact club, which she explained in her email to them. They wrote back a generic email saying she must notify them in writing, signed, and that any changes to planned classes could affect admissions. I found it kind of scary, but she didn't seem worried about it, even tho UCB is one of her top choices. It's too late to do anything about it now, anyhow.</p>
<p>If I were you if you still have time to make your decision I would call them and get the info from them directly.</p>
<p>Unlike you, she has not yet received any scholarship notifications from them.</p>
<p>what if i dropped academic classes, but they were electives?
like, i said i would take two english and two math courses but i ended up dropping an english and a math class (they were college courses)? do you think it would have a serious consequence? would they accept me as a spring admit because of the change?</p>
<p>You were accepted in part based on the classes you said you were going to take. If that changes, you have to tell them and it can affect an admission decision (it's all spelled out in your conditions of admissions). </p>
<p>I suggest contacting the office immediately and find out from them.</p>
<p>Son dropped AP chem, emailed them to let them know (not sure what excuse he gave.) He never heard from them so I guess it was ok, he is a freshman this year.</p>
<p>Are emails OK? Or should we take the time to hand write our change, even if it is minor?</p>
<p>What about those who took high school and college classes? 1st semester I took two CC classes and four HS classes. 2nd semester I dropped the two CC classes and instead opted to work two jobs so as to pay for future expenses. Is this worthy of an auto-rescind?</p>
<p>I don't think there is any such thing as auto-rescind. but in the summer when you send in your final transcripts and there is a discrepancy between what you said you were going to do and what you ended up doing, it will get flagged. so you should absolutely tell them immediately what you changed and why, then work it out with them.</p>
<p>has anyone sent in a letter, notifying them? if so, did you get a letter/e-mail back saying it's okay?</p>
<p>bump, i need an answer on this too. except i sent in my letter about two weeks before admission decisions were out.</p>
<p>i sent my admissions counselor a message today - should get a response within 3-5 days according to myberkeley.</p>
<p>hopefully it's all good.</p>
<p>Call them up and don't say its for laziness purposes. Say something like "I believe I need an extra period to accomodate my busy schedule/employment/AP Test studying."</p>
<p>is anyone having difficulties reaching the berkeley undergraduate admissions office? some of my friends are dropping a useless class (trig) and tried calling but it didn't work all last week.. so we sent them an email. and we're waiting back on a reply.</p>
<p>Well, the response is supposed to take 3-5 days email wise... </p>
<p>I'm not sure about phone calls. To be honest, I'm not sure if you even get a response with regards to dropping a class. A friend never heard back after writing in about it - this was last year.</p>
<p>I'd hope for acknowledgment at least...</p>
<p>bump... . .</p>
<p>Make the call, don't depend on an e-mail response. Call between 9-11:30 and 1-3:30 and don't call on Friday because they have limited staff on Friday.
It's a busy time of year, have patience and wait if you get through. Don't leave a message. If you don't get through, try calling back a few minutes later.
IMO, dropping class questions are important... I don't think it makes a difference, but you should hear that from ADmissions... make sure you get the name of the person you talked to!</p>