<p>Hey there,
I'm at a tough choice and I need some opinions. </p>
<p>I am an aerospace engineering student at a CCC. Second year. Cumulative GPA of 3.2 (not stellar, I know)</p>
<p>I'm currently taking Calc III, Physics 102 (electromagnetism), and Chem 102. (15 units)</p>
<p>I've had a problem with physics from the start, especially this semester. I've failed the first two tests and I just took my third one. It was better than the last but not by much. So basically I'm looking at a C in physics. (got a B in phys. 101)</p>
<p>Now my problem is I already have 2 C's in calculus 1 and 2. So another C in a 5 unit class will murder my already hurting GPA.
I have one W, from this computer science class that I didn't have time for a while ago. </p>
<p>So I'm wondering would it be a wise choice to drop the physics now (with a W) and re-take it in the fall? I'll be applying this fall and I don't know how it'll look to the UC's when I apply with dropping basically the most important course in my major.
My thinking is I'll have more time to do better in Calc III and Chemistry now that physics will be out of the way. And when I re-take it I'll be much more prepared for it since I've already studied more than half of the material. </p>
<p>So again my question is, if you were in my situation, and want to go to a good school, (UCSD, UCI, UCSB, cal polys) would you drop the class to focus on your other classes and retake it next semester? Or would you try roughing it and end up with the C? Although it'll be hurting your GPA it'll still advances you to the next course (Phys. 103) </p>
<p>UCSB doesn’t offer aerospace engineering, and UCSD aerospace engineering is an impacted major. You are ganna need higher gpa if u wanna go to UCSD. if i were you i would drop the class so that it doesn’t further reduce my gpa.</p>
<p>Not to be a ****** but if you are getting C’s in calc 1, calc 2, and physics in community college then perhaps you might consider taking the W and switching out of the engineering route. </p>
<p>Any engineering majors who got C’s in community college math courses that are now doing better in engineering courses at UC care to prove me wrong?</p>
<p>I don’t disagree with coolaid on that one. Plus, what I don’t understand is why soo many people on here think that W’s are equivalent to C’s or D’s. No, W’s are fine as long as you have a good explanation. GET THE FLIPPIN W. Why the heck would you choose to get another C and drop your GPA when you have the option to get a grade that doesn’t affect your GPA at all?</p>
<p>And also, what’s with this CCC attitude in regards to grades? I feel it’s harder to succeed in CCC than at a UC because a lot of the teachers couldn’t possibly care any less than they already do. I’ve had classes where the teachers are so awful I have to go to the Math Lab and re-teach myself everything in a 3 hour lecture, on a regular basis.</p>
<p>Obviously a UC is harder but the teachers are better and learning is 50% teaching, 50% learning. </p>
<p>Anyways…good luck & take the W over a C, for sure. Especially if it means you can succeed in the other two classes.</p>
<p>If you really got an F in each of your first two Physics tests this semester and did only marginally better on the third (maybe a D?) I think that assuming you will get a C in this class is a very big assumption that does not sound like it is well supported by the facts. You are really looking at a D or F since E&M gets harder, not easier, as the semester progresses. If you are really in danger of failing an introductory Physics class and have only managed two Cs to this point in Calculus, I think you should really take Coolaid317’s advice and seriously reconsider whether or not aerospace engineering is a major you can succeed in. A W would certainly look better than an F in Physics but the schools you are planning to apply to will want to know why you were unable to complete such an important prerequisite for your major this semester.</p>
<p>@Coolaid: I got a C in Calculus 1 at community college during high school of my senior year. I proceeded to go to UCSB and achieved a 3.8 freshmen year in Chemical Engineering, having never taken a Physics or Chemistry course in high school.</p>
<p>@Lemaitre. You can’t judge him just from a couple of classes. Since math is man made, the only sure way he can improve at it is practice. I got a C in both trig and precal, and went on to get A’s in mechanics, calc 1, 2 and differential equations. </p>
<p>I’m taking the same thing the op is this semester: Linear algebra, Calc III, and E&M in one semester.</p>