<p>overachiever is right here. If you are taking summer school before your freshman year it is for the purpose of getting ahead. Obviously you can’t choose your grades, but summer school is unique because you get to choose whether you want to keep your grade or not (before the final obviously). So if you EXPECT to get a bad grade (B range) than it makes sense to drop the class. It is a waste of money but you did learn and got use to the systtem without hurting your gpa. Your gpa is permanent so avoiding any bad grades is optimal if possible.</p>
<p>mobilemayhem you completely missed the point. Yeah things don’t go your way, but the OP here had the choice (whether he knew it or not) to drop the class or get a mediocre/bad grade. Yeah a B doesn’t kill anyone by any means, but neither does herpes. That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be avoided if possible.</p>