Here’s the “criticism” -
You’re going to be fine no matter what you do. But to change because you’re worried about getting a B is - to me, silly, but that might not be the appropriate use of the word for you - but I’d say - it’s not a valid reason to change.
And given you are in Senior year and there’s a good chance this grade won’t impact your admission at all (EA won’t see the grade and most RD won’t look at the grade), it’s a double thing.
So if you’re truly able to be reflective, etc. - then I’d say - keep the class.
If the workload is the issue and not the grade, then swap if you can.
But if it’s purely grades, use this as a lesson for your future - because it’s likely in college, you won’t have a 4.0 - so you just have to be comfortable, just like you will have to get comfortable with all levels of failure in life.
You are the same person you always have been - a B vs. an A doesn’t change that.
Can you estimate approximately what percent of the class has withdrawn? E.g., is it 50%, 20 out of 40 that started on day one?
Also, do you have any historical information? How many times this dual enrollment class has been offered to seniors at your high school & taught by the same instructor.
Do you know what grades other withdrawing students received on the first writing assignment? A numerical score of 70 is much closer to a “D+” than a “B-”.
If the professor insists that you not withdraw from the course, I caution you that s/he may not necessarily be looking out for your best interest. Professors & department heads are always scrutinizing enrollment numbers & final grade distributions. DE classes with high withdrawal or failure rates are not likely to be offered again next year.
Can you estimate approximately what percent of the class has withdrawn? E.g., is it 50%, 20 out of 40 that started on day one?
We started with ~29 students. The class now has 18 (including me). However, I cannot tell you what % of the class dropped voluntarily vs % that was dropped by the professor due to incomplete work.
If the professor insists that you not withdraw from the course, I caution you that s/he may not necessarily be looking out for your best interest. Professors & department heads are always scrutinizing enrollment numbers & final grade distributions.
When I met with him, he kept saying that he both thinks it’s too early to withdraw, but also that it’s my decision whether or not I actually withdraw. He said that the last date to withdraw isn’t until November, so I have time to decide if withdrawal is actually the best path forward (I.E. waiting till after the midterm in late October.) When I mentioned my worry about my available time commitment and how that would reflect on my grades, he said that if people do okay/well on the midterms and final he will essentially bump your grade.
DE classes with high withdrawal or failure rates are not likely to be offered again next year.
Based on the conversation I had with him, I think he has a lot of experience working with DE/Early college (a different high school-community college program) students. Especially because he kept brining up “how a college class functions” is different from high school. Overall, the professor seemed pretty nice, but after the meeting I checked the class average…it went down to 64% 
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I do not think he cares about the drop/failure rate because my county/district is really well funded, and the community college has about ~10k students. So, they are never hurting when it comes to filling up a class!
Thank you for the insight, the final sentence is really sweet! I am currently creating a Calander in an attempt to map out this fall. I hope this will both give me clarity on if I am trying to drop the class just to avoid a B or if I really don’t have time.
If your instructor is an adjunct, he will care about enrollment metrics, the direct pay driver.
I don’t entirely understand how that works. Is it similar to when teacher bonuses were tied to student performance on state testing? I had no idea that happened at university!
Base paying being only ~41k is insane! I did have a professor last year who bumped students’ grade + ignored clear AI use and this may explain it.
I wouldn’t read much into things. I would focus on you, your class and the issue at hand.
The rest is all speculative - the economics of being an adjunct and is that driving behavior/granding.
Should you drop the class because you’re going to get a B or C? No. Will this grade impact college acceptances? I don’t know your list and when you’re applying (EA, RD) but highly unlikely.
Should you drop it because it’s too much work - up to you.