Will this ruin my college chances...?

halcyonheather
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:55:04 +0000

my parents are not persistent about it and pushy (they have no time to come and nag them to switch me)



You’re not five…this has nothing to do with your parents. If they say there’s not enough space in the other classes, that’s probably what they mean.

What will show up on your transcript if you drop this class? October is pretty late to be dropping classes, and in some cases the stain of that will be way worse than the grade you would have gotten if you stayed.

If you decide not to drop the class, there are plenty of resources outside of class that you could use to learn the material. It’s not an ideal situation, but you’re going to have a lot of bad teachers/professors throughout your life and you will be expected to take responsibility for your grades regardless.

It doesn’t matter if you take chemistry sophomore year or junior year, as long as you ultimately climb back to the same level as the people who took chemistry their sophomore year. A lot of colleges recommend that their applicants take physics, so you might want to take both chemistry and physics in your junior year so you can take an AP science class your senior year (if your school offers them). School-level graduation requirements aren’t usually very demanding…many colleges will want you to take more than what is strictly required.