Urgent question about dropping classes during senior year. (please help!)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Well, I'm currently a senior in high school, with a "reach" in getting into LA and Berkely, but a fair chance at San Diego.</p>

<p>However, I took this year AP physics. It was a disaster (I knew i wasnt a math or science person but i took it anywaze). </p>

<p>As a result I've recieved 3 C's out of 7 classes - AP physics, AP statistics, and AP music theory. Mainly because of the workload i could not keep up with AP physics (I've never recieved a "C" before in any class).</p>

<p>Now, as in second semester, I am in a dillema. If I were to dropp AP physics, i know i would have much easier time getting good grades (maybe even straight A's), even with time to play. :)</p>

<p>But i am afraid that dropping this class would look VERY bad for the UCs and I am afriad they might recind my acceptances (assuming i get in)</p>

<p>So my question is, should I drop AP physics and do very well in my other classes while having FUN in my senior year? - and still keep my acceptance</p>

<p>OR </p>

<p>Should I keep physics, stumble and maybe recieve just barley better grades, have NO fun, and stress myself out ... to keep my acceptances?</p>

<p>WHAT DO I DO? PLEASE HELP!</p>

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<p>first, tell me what your GPA for first semester was. (It needs to be 3.0 or greater)
I'd call the UC's to see what their policy on dropping is.</p>

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<p>Weighted or unweighted?</p>

<p>I'm not so sure about AP music theory - I might have gotten an B or C (my teachers gonna tell me tom)</p>

<p>Weighted: first sem IF B in music theory - 3.57
IF C in music theory - 3.42 </p>

<p>unweighted: first sem if B in music theory - 3.0
unweighted: first sem if C in music theory - 2.8 (T_T)</p>

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<p>And... also, i know that UCs wont look at my first sem grades until the school sends my transcript after second sem - so they would see it as a whole?</p>

<p>if i were to do much better at second sem, when they see my senior year as a whole, wouldn't it be ok?</p>

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<p>Well, you better hope that you got a B in music theory, or else your acceptance will be rescinded automatically. (they only care about 3.0 unweighted)</p>

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<p>Just say i get much over 3.0 in second sem, increasing my whole senior year to or over 2.8 to 3.0 as a whole.. would that be ok?</p>

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<p>oh no.. i worked way too hard for this ...</p>

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<p>I always thought it was just 1st semester and 2nd semester, but it may be as a whole. Now, I'm not so sure.</p>

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<p>Just to reassure you, if this doesn't work out, you can always transfer from a community college to a UC</p>

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<p>Well, I will go tom and beg my teacher for some sympathy IF i got a C. During that time, could you please find about the drop policy and possibly that 3.0 policy? T_T oh.. dammit i.. arrgh</p>

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<p>No.. my family is really down right now because my brother had to go to a community college last year. They had high expectations... I had high expectations.</p>

<p>After my brother. I decided i would never go transfer... I work too hard to go down now.. </p>

<p>It would crush my parents especially if this happened.</p>

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<p>I would call them so that you know exactly waht the policy is. I tried looking on the UC website, but they give really general information. Sorry, I tried to help. Good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>thank you very much.</p>

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<p>Yeah I'm pretty much in the same boat..... I'm barely scaped by with a C- in AP Statistics this semester, but my teacher said it's only going to get a lot harder and advised me to drop so not to jeopardize my admission. </p>

<p>Will UCs care if I drop an AP class the 2nd semester? Is it THAT serious?</p>