I’m taking 3 other AP classes and 2 other honors courses, but the only class I’m having trouble with it Calc BC. I got in A in honors pre-calc so I was sure I was prepared, but as of right now I have a C and don’t see it raising past a B by the end of the year. I’m only a junior and I was planning on taking Calc 3 next year because I would have exhausted all other math classes at my school. I’m not planning on doing anything with sciences so would a B in Calc Bc hurt me badly? Would it be best if I dropped the class? Should I take Calc 3 if the only reason I’m taking it is to impress colleges?
if youre not gonna have a math related major why didnt you just take Calc AB this year and then calc BC senior year or take Calc AB this year and Stats AP senior year
I thought it would be impressive to have bc calc so stats and calc 3 on my transcript
A B in Calc BC as a junior will not hurt you. Stay in the class.
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You should rethink your strategy. Do not take a class to “impress” colleges, because they won’t be. Take a class to expand your horizons, to quench your thirst for knowledge, to gather some college credits, or for a host of good reasons.
@skieurope My senior year I plan on taking AP bio because I hate lab sciences and don’t want to take it in college, so I want to get it out of the way in high school is this a bad strategy
I wanted to drop BC in junior year too. I didn’t, and I’m glad.
If you estimate a B, it’s not worth dropping the class–colleges know it’s a hard class. I found that using other online resources like Khan Academy and PatrickJMT really helped my grade because they made it way easier to understand all of the stuff my teacher whizzed through in class.