<p>Hello, I'm currently a junior at my high school and taking AP physics 1. I am having an extremely hard time in it-- even after hours of study everyday, I still am not able to understand anything. I don't get the concepts or the math. I want to drop this class now before I get a D (since there are 3 quizzes coming up in a row and chapter tests) but I am having a hard time doing so. My counselor is being very persistent with trying to convince me not to drop because she says it is the most important year and I shouldn't drop, or she wants to put me into another science class if I drop. But, I really don't want to be dropped into another random science class and fail that one too... Also, even if she ants me to stay in the Physics class, who is going to guarantee that my grade will go up? Who takes responsibility if I fail after staying the the class? ME. So I think it's a better choice for me to drop now instead of just setting myself up for failure. After all, I will take a science class next year for sure. I haven't been able to reach the teacher who teaches my physics class because she has been too busy, but I will tomorrow. What should I do? I'm stressing out so much about this and I really feel that all my tears and stress is not worth it. </p>
<p>The only way to learn is to fail. Failure leads to success…
That said, I took AP Physics B last year and got a 36% on the first major test. A 36%!!! I’m ranked 6th in a class of 379, so that number almost killed me. I decided to stay in the class anyways, got a tutor, and ended up with a 94 overall average and a 5 on the AP.<br>
If you really don’t think its for you though and that the stress is too much, talk to the teacher like you said you would and see what she has to say. Maybe she has some secret way to pass the class that she doesn’t think anyone needs to know. Or maybe she’ll just tell you to drop. </p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>Thank you! I talked to my teacher today and she allowed me to drop. She was very understanding towards me…surprisingly. I thought she would get super angry at me because so many people were dropping from her other classes too. I was honest and told her it was not that I was lazy, but attempting to study and do work for this class 5 hours a day has not helped me at all, and it’s pulling my other grades from other classes down since I did not have enough time to study. I am not giving up on science yet though, because I plan to take physiology or AP environmental science next year and maybe AP Psychology. I think that I would do better in these classes because they interest me more, which means I might perform better in the class. </p>
<p>No problem :). And yeah, doing classes you are actually interested in will help lol</p>