<p>Hi saxophone,
My daughter dropped an AP science class at semester, after early admission to Yale. She contacted her admissions officer for permission first, and he was so kind and compassionate. He told her it was no big deal to drop the class. I’ve told this story on other threads: she actually had more trouble getting an A in ceramics, the class she added, than in her science class! </p>
<p>Don’t panic. If you decide to drop the class, just notify the colleges where you have been admitted, and the ones still studying your application, that you need to update them on your spring semester schedule. If you are still within your high school’s window to drop the class, there is no need to make a “full confession” about why you are dropping calculus. It’s a hard subject. Give yourself another shot at it.</p>
<p>Best wishes.</p>