<p>I am just curious to know how colleges view dropping a class to fill a graduation requirement? I’m in a situation where I’m short a career credit and I probably will need to drop the second half of honors physics to take a class to fill the requirement. Will schools just think I’m being lazy or will they understand that I need the credit to get my diploma?</p>
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<p>Can you test out of the career credit? Or take it at a community college?</p>
<p>Requirements are requirements - colleges will understand that you have to satisfy them. Just make sure your GC explains it somewhere so that they know.</p>
<p>A few things to think about, though, before you make your final decision:
- Do you need to drop this specific class? Are you taking another science course or is this your only one?
- Is there another way to meet this requirement? Have you done any internships or other programs that might count? Could you do an independent study?</p>
<p>Try talking to your principal. A friend of mine really did not want to drop one of his AP classes second semester in order to fill a flimsy graduation requirement (a class where we didn’t learn anything anyway, I regret taking it). He talked to the guidance office and the principal, and due to his flawless record and transcript, the school waived the requirement for him. If you’ve been a consistently good student, I don’t see why the school wouldn’t consider waiving it for you. Unless your school administration is incredibly inflexible, then…</p>
<p>On a personal note, I’d much rather take physics instead of a requirement, isn’t cosmology so much more interesting than, say… the prevention of STDs? =P</p>