I heard at schools like Michigan they would rather you have taken classes that you could get all As in compared to a really hard class where you might get a b and c. Like there were people at my school who didn’t take ap physics just reg and still got into umich for engineering, while everyone in ap physics got rejected bc of the bad grade in the class. I just don’t see how that is fair cause I also got an a in reg physics, and I am trying to also learn more by taking difficult classes, but feel like I am being penalized for that.
Michigan would rather you take the harder class and do well in it. That is actually any school. Taking the harder class shows rigor. But the trick is to take the harder class and get an A or B in it. I know many students that got B in AP classes and are at Michigan. One class won’t sink you but Physics is a main core course for engineering. As suggested by many. Do whatever you can to get the grade up. It will only help you in the long run. Look at the professor being hard as a challenge not a road block. You will have much harder professors in college and can’t always use that as an excuse since their hard. Trust me, I understand what you are saying. I have heard it from my own kids. But you said there are two students that got As. Well, reach out to them and see if they are willing to help you… Study groups in college and engineering is a thing and how many get through classes. Start now.
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FWIW, my son was rejected from Michigan engineering with a 4.0 UW, 4.7W GPA and 34 ACT (first test). I think engineering is a harder admission than most other majors and also expensive if you are out of state. He got a good grade in AP Physics C but his AP test score was a 3 compared to 4s and 5s on everything else, including Calc BC so it is hard. He ended up deciding not to major in engineering. Good luck!
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I have similar stats as your son apart from this class lol. This class has really made me rethink engineering, what did your son end up doing ?
He was undecided between engineering and business and chose a combined major in economics and business. Northeastern has a really good Explore Program for undecided students and makes it easy to change majors or do combined majors. He was accepted to U of Illinois, school of general studies I think, and would been Honors program there.
At the time he regretted not applying to Michigan not for engineering, but Northeastern handled Covid better than Mich in 2020 so it worked out for him. Illinois did a better job than Mich too. Also he got a Dean’s Scholarship at Northeastern and would have gotten no merit aid from Mich.
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