<p>I am currently taking all A level classes with a Honors business class and a AP government class, and i was thinking of dropping my english A to english R because of the diffficulty of the teacher.</p>
<p>Its my junior year and i know its the most important but would it be in my best interest to get a A in the R level calss or a C in the A level class? i currently have a 3.8 unweighted and i just want to see how this would effect me when applying for college and all that. I just need different opinions.</p>
<p>colleges want to see that you took the most challenging classes you can. If you’re giving up so soon on one class, how much faith will they have that you won’t give up in college once you get one professor who makes you do work? College – and working life – are difficult and your flakiness demonstrated now will reflect badly on you. There is also no guarantee that you will get an A in English R either.</p>
<p>If you feel you’re not ready for this class, then don’t take it.</p>
<p>It is true that colleges want to see you are taking the hardest and most challenging classes. If you drop this class, you’ll only be taking one class that is not the most challenging class offered. That’s fine, especially since you’re a junior and you’re not dropping out of ALL your A Levels.</p>
<p>Another thing is, being in all A Levels will be challenging in itself. If you know for sure you’re not going English is going to be a lot of work, you’ll have to think about how much of an impact it will have on your other classes. You may have to put twice the effort into English, or more, and it might have a bad impact on your other classes.
(Ex: You might work really, really hard in English to get a C…but because of that, you won’t be able to focus as much as you could in your Science class, making you get a B instead of an A.)</p>
<p>Dropping out of a class to a lower level because you’re thinking you’ll get a below-average grade more than likely won’t cause you to not get admitted into the school of your choice.</p>
<p>Make sure of two items:
(1) That the reason for a possible “C” is because of the teacher and not because of how you’re approaching/understanding the material. If the latter then additional focus/work is the cure. If it’s the former, I would encourage you to ask the question again. It’s so often the material and the (warranted) expectations of the student that is the reason for issues with more advanced classes
(2) That the possibility of a “C” is high. It’s early in the semester. I would encourage you to talk to the teacher – and not about the likely grade, but rather the material … this to discover your teacher’s impression of your work, and the advise that the teacher may have for you to improve.</p>
<p>So if after you do the above you still conclude that you’re headed for C, then change classes. A C on a core course, especially junior year English, can easily derail your application to selective colleges.</p>