<p>I want to drop AP bio, and 3rd quarter isnt over yet so it wont show up as an F on my transcript. Im not failing the class. I have a B but im also taking ap calc, ap stats, ap lit, and physics. The workload is too much for me and dropping bio would make my schedule a lot more manageable.
Would this cause ucsb to rescind my admission?</p>
<p>The people at UCSB can give a better answer than anyone here.</p>
<p>SoCalDad2 is right. Plus the info you received after you submitted your app to UC said you need to notify each campus of any schedule change.</p>
<p>@22pink Tough call, but i’m with mikemac that you should notify each UC if you do drop. My D notified both UCSC and UCSB in Jan of some major changes and was accepted to both anyway. Better to let them know asap than let them find out on their own. I don’t think they like that.<br>
I’m also with SoCalDad2 in that you should call them and just talk to them about it. I did the same thing with UCSC and they won’t “advise” you as to what you should do as far as should you drop but they do make it clear that you need to report your changes. </p>
<p>You have a better chance of being rescinded by getting a grade below C than in changing your schedule imho.</p>
<p>If you have a B, I don’t think the risk is worth taking…</p>
<p>You have a B, I wouldn’t drop it.</p>
<p>oh ok thanks guys! i was going to report it to ucsb but i was just wondering if anyone knew whether this could be a possible reason for my admission to get revoked</p>
<p>The people that know work in UCSB admissions. I suggest calling them, or going to see your HS counselor and asking them to call</p>
<p>Call them, AND write (there is an address to send changes to if you go through the UC Application links I believe.) It might matter what your major is, but I think they would work with you – maybe you could take it over in the summer when it would be your only class if it is an issue? (As in is it a required a-g course for you, for one thing.) But only they know. My sons are going to take all their AP tests, even though they recently found that Economics for one, won’t ‘get them out of’ any UC classes because you need both Micro AND macro for that, and they are only taking Macro. They just don’t want to go through notifying the UCs they aren’t taking an AP exam they projected taking. (I suspect there will be little studying for that exam, however.)</p>
<p>Even if the worst answer were the correct one (and I suspect they will want to work with you), it would be even worse to find that out in July when you send your transcripts and none of your other options are still available. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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Indirectly it still may get them out of a class or let them take something else. At UCSB, for example, they give General Ed course credit of 4 units for Macro Econ. Those 4 units count towards the total needed for graduation and also satisfy 4 units of the Social Science general ed requirement (at least as long as they choose a major in L&S). So these 4 units frees up space to take a different class while at UCSB more to their interest, or not take a replacement at all.</p>
<p>That said, I don’t believe there are any repercussions to not taking the test (although I’m not an adcom, I’d check with admissions to be sure).</p>
<p>Yeah, I don’t think UCSB cares whether you take any AP exams. I don’t think Admissions will ever find out if you don’t take any AP exams.</p>
<p>Just don’t drop any AP classes that you said you were going to take, at least not without first clearing it with them.</p>
<p>Thanks, @SoCalDad2 and @mikemac </p>
<p>I thought it probably wouldn’t be a big deal but the application specifically asked if they were planning to take the test so I wasn’t sure if it would be “insignificant” if they didn’t take it. In any event they had to pay and sign up or not last week, so we went with the overabundance of caution approach. </p>
<p>That is good to know about UCSB though since Ucsb is high on both their lists. They will have a ton of APs as apractical matter. I think they will be fortunate in their flexibility beyond major requirements. </p>
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If they end up at a UC school that will pay dividends many times over. To begin, class status (frosh, soph, etc) which determines enrollment priority is determined by how many units you have. So they’ll be ahead of their peers entering without units. Second, the units may satisfy breadth requirements or even prerequisites. But the crowning touch is you can pretty much ignore them if you want! UC says
About</a> the only way you can’t ignore them is if UC gives you credit for a specific class then you can’t take that same class again at UC.</p>
<p>I don’t know if anyone wanted to know, but I did call the UCSB Admissions counselor and she told me that dropping would not affect my admissions. I just needed to email her my 1st semester grades for all courses, projected 2nd semester grade for all courses, and reason for dropping. After she approves (which she said she’s 98% sure she will), I can drop it.</p>
<p>Oh, I also asked her about not taking an AP exam that you indicated you would on the application. She said although it would not affect your admission, they would prefer if you sent them an email telling them that you will not be taking it.</p>
<p>Thank you! I’m not sure I will tell my son, he already signed up for it… however, he may bomb it since I don’t think he is going to study for that one… Oh, I guess it should be his choice…</p>