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Here is my problem: I am a sophomore who took Phys I this past fall. I took the Honors section of Physics I with Calculus and received an A-. I decided to take the non-honors section of Physics II with Calculus this semester but due to a family emergency that resulted in me missing a series of labs I had to drop the course to take a W (I also wasn't doing very well in it as I found it surprisingly more difficult that the honors section which was mostly derivations based).
My plan was to enroll in Physics II with Calculus this summer at home but I have been unable to find a university where I live that is offering Physics II with Calculus, only with Algebra. I could stay the summer and take it at my current school but it's extremely expensive (4500k+ me paying 1400 for rent for two months). I know that taking the W is bad enough as it is, and taking the class over the summer doesn't look too great either. Will "dropping down" to non-calculus look extremely bad on top of all of that? I have a good GPA (>3.7) but I wouldn't considered my application extremely competitive as it is so I don't want to bury myself deeper.
As I see it my options are:
A. Taking non-calculus based physics at home from around $1000
B. Taking calculus based physics this summer at my current school for 4500k+
C. Waiting until NEXT Spring semester to take it (this would be a year gap and I wanted to have it done before I take the MCAT so this poses problems as well)
I appreciate any advice!
My plan was to enroll in Physics II with Calculus this summer at home but I have been unable to find a university where I live that is offering Physics II with Calculus, only with Algebra. I could stay the summer and take it at my current school but it's extremely expensive (4500k+ me paying 1400 for rent for two months). I know that taking the W is bad enough as it is, and taking the class over the summer doesn't look too great either. Will "dropping down" to non-calculus look extremely bad on top of all of that? I have a good GPA (>3.7) but I wouldn't considered my application extremely competitive as it is so I don't want to bury myself deeper.
As I see it my options are:
A. Taking non-calculus based physics at home from around $1000
B. Taking calculus based physics this summer at my current school for 4500k+
C. Waiting until NEXT Spring semester to take it (this would be a year gap and I wanted to have it done before I take the MCAT so this poses problems as well)
I appreciate any advice!
