<p>I am thinking about dropping the second part of AP Government because it is really a joke at my school and I would rather not deal with it. I would take Weightlifting instead; how big of a deal would this be to colleges? Would they see this as major slacking? I have a 4.0 and 2400 and some good ECs. Also I got a likely from Duke last weekend. Do you think that i would jeopardize my chances at other schools ( i guess they might rescind after my final grades are in?). I plan on completing the year with a 4.0</p>
<p>Major slacking is having your 4.0 drop to a 2.0.</p>
<p>Lots of people have schedule changes for any number of reasons. For all the colleges and universities know, you might suddenly have realized that you are short a PE credit for graduation. Don’t worry about this one.</p>
<p>thank you for the advice! that will really take a load off of me and allow me to have a little more fun in the end of my year while getting in shape as well =) i appreciate your time in helping me</p>
<p>mark</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think this would be a problem – assuming the rest of your courses are Honors/AP (and to be honest, an an interest in weightlifting is uncommon enough that it might even make your applicaton stand out).</p>
<p>The only thought – since you already have a likely letter from Duke (Congrats, btw, it’s quite an honor). Some schools say they DO care if you drop an AP – I might give Duke a call just to make sure they don’t care (though I’d be surprised if they do).</p>
<p>I will consider doing that! But wait, on the topic of a likely letter, what exactly does that mean about my application? How many are sent? Could that mean i might possibly be considered for one of those oh-so-yummy merit scholarships from Duke lol?</p>
<p>I would recommend calling Duke (and the other colleges you applied to) and inform them about the course change. I also dropped a class, but after calling the colleges I had received acceptances from, and the ones I had applied to, they told me it was not a problem. The difference between you and me is that I dropped the class for different reasons, and that I just changed from one level to another (I was in IB Math Higher, and now I’m doing IB Standard), so it’s still an IB class, regardless of the level.</p>
<p>Regarding the likely letter, it means you’re in! Unless you have a major grade drop, you can expect to receive your official admission letter soon 
Not many are sent, they usually only send letters to their favorite applicants. So congrats! Just make sure you keep up those grades.
(Not sure about the merit scholarship though.)</p>