<p>I will be a sophomore next year, and my major is Materials Science & Engineering.
Which would affect my chances of getting a good internship next summer more?</p>
<p>dropping a class, general chemistry, this quarter
or continuing to take that class, but having a GPA below 3?</p>
<p>Dropping a class isn’t really a big deal. Internship companies generally don’t ask to see your transcript, and if they do, dropping classes is only a concern if you have a bunch of them.</p>
<p>On the other hand, having a GPA below 3.0 will probably automatically disqualify you for most internships.</p>
<p>How can you be in materials science and not have finished general chemistry?</p>
<p>That is a good question about dropping general chemistry. I took general chem as a freshman and Quantitaive and qualitative analysis as a sophomore as a chem major before switching to ceramic engineering. Then of course in addition to the materials courses I also had to take a 6 credits of Physical Chemistry. If you don’t get this class under your belt you are going to be on a 5 year plan. Better sign up for chemistry over the summer and get on with the program or pick another major. </p>
<p>@Yakyu you can be in materials science as a Freshman, depending on the school, but that doesn’t mean you will last if you can’t hack general chemistry.</p>