Will resigning from a class make me less desirable for prospective employers?

Career Opportunities & Internships
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<p>I’m a Business Administration Major at University at Buffalo, Minor in Asian Studies. They shortened the drop period this year and I want to resign from my Chinese course because I do not need to take it for my minor, and it is causing me nothing but stress.</p>

<p>However, I am reluctant to resign since I am worried prospective employers will hold that against me, especially considering I have studied abroad in China and have a minor in Asian Studies, to resign from this course would potentially look like I am merely giving up on something that is relevant to my minor as well as my career aspirations, namely working as an expatriate in Asia.</p>

<p>So, will resigning from my Chinese course look bad to employers and raise a red flag? Or will it go unnoticed, or at the very least, not be made into a dealbreaker? </p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated, thanks.</p>

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<p>I doubt that they will even care. However, some language competency will be extremely important in eventually obtaining that expat job.</p>

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<p>I’d think it’d be a little excessive to label it as a red flag, but coming from my perspective as a student (who has interviewed other students for job positions), this would definitely raise some questions.</p>

<p>I think you should stick with it. It’s stressful now, but it’ll only pay off in the long term.</p>

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<p>It should not matter. Assuming that you are concerned because, with the drop period passed, the course will appear on your transcript, you should be relieved to know that most companies don’t look too closely at your transcript when you apply. Even so, you are entirely within your rights to withdraw from a course (plenty of people do it), and that doesn’t reflect positively or negatively on you; if they do look closely at your transcript, they probably won’t care either way if they see a withdrawal.</p>

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<p>What worries me is that the resignation would be in a Chinese class - something very relevant to my resume, between study abroad and language skill - to see the drop of that class, not just some elective, I feel could be a red flag to employers.</p>

<p>But you’re right, some may not even look at it, but if employers were to ask, what then? Sorry, just very flustered about this situation.</p>

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<p>I have never been asked to hand over a transcript until after I was hired. It was required simply to prove I had it.</p>

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<p>Concentrate on your other classes and don’t worry about this. It’s not a big deal.</p>

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<p>Nobody will care. I have W’s from grad school (so, obviously related to my core interests) and have had no problem securing summer work in two of the most well-known/prestigious companies in my field.</p>

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<p>Thanks, I’m going to try and stick it out and see if it gets any better - as I’m sure you know some teachers are fond of ‘scaring’ students and then easing up. If my grades continue to suffer I will likely drop.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for letting me know it’s not that big of a deal to resign.</p>