UC info~ want to drop a high school class

Applying to College
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<p>I really want to drop a class, and if I do so before March 17th, I won't get a 'W' for withdrawl. I am thinking about dropping AP Statistics.</p>

<p>This class is a two semester class, and I've already taken one semester of it. </p>

<p>Will this totally destroy the chances of me getting into any of the UCs, or is this really not a big deal at all?</p>

<p>Last semester, I got:
AP STATS: B
Calculus BC AP: A
Japanese 2: A
VMC(english): A
Government: A</p>

<p>this semesters classes are:
calculus BC (ap)
japanese 2
vmc (english)
economics (ap)</p>

<p>Here are some of my stats so you have a better understanding of my situation:</p>

<p>4.00 unweighted Gpa
4.36(about) UC Weighted GPA</p>

<p>2130 sat 1( 630/790/710)
790 math IIc
780 Chinese
720 US history</p>

<p>AP
US History 4
Economics
Calculus BC</p>

<p>Honors Classes
Chem
American Lit
Physics
Pre-Calculus
Chinese 4</p>

<p>Community Service:
300 hours helping special education students
40 hours from clubs at schol</p>

<p>Clubs/positioins:
Interact (2 yrs)
Anime (2 yrs)
Chinese Club (treasurer, Vice president, co-president, president)
Chinese Honor Society (2 years, treasurer)
California Scholarship Foundation (4 years)</p>

<p>Awards:
none</p>

<p>I am also ELC (top 4 percent out of about 360 students)</p>

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<p>I would strongly recommend CALLING the adcoms of each school you're going to do this for and checking to see if it would make a difference. Then, if they say it's cool, write them a letter (you want to stay in good faith with them) saying "I dropped X class because Y. I'd like to express my continued interest in your school blah blah blah".</p>

<p>Basically, since you've already reported to UCs your senior year curriculum, you won't really be in good faith with them if you change it around and don't tell them. So call them up, ask if it would make a difference, and see how that goes. Good luck :-)</p>

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<p>I was looking at the admission pages for UC applicants last night (each campus has such a page) and they very clearly say you need to information them in cases such as these. For example, this is from the MyBerkeleyapp site:</p>

<p>Q: I added (or dropped or changed) my coursework after submitting my application. Do I need to let you know?<br>
Q: I have recently had a grade changed by one of my teachers/instructors/professors. Will this affect my application or my chances of admission?
A: You must let us know, in writing, about any changes to your courses or grades by mail or fax. Please send your signed letter to:</p>

<p>Course/Grade Change Request
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University of California
110 Sproul Hall #5800
Berkeley, California 94720-5800
Fax: (510) 642-7333</p>

<p>Please note that misinformation could result in a cancellation of your admission to Berkeley.</p>

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<p>you don't say why you need to drop it....bcos you got a B, nor the schools to which you are applying (elc is guaranteed at Irvine, for example). </p>

<p>In any event, strength of schedule is a critical component of admissions, IMO, and 4 academic classes reads senior-itis to me (5 is essentially required for top schools), unless you have mitigating circumstances, such as you need to work full time to support your family.</p>

<p>If you aspire to Berkeley or UCLA, you'll NEED strength of schedule to buttress your app, particularly given your relatively low SAT CR or W score.</p>