Dropping class with a W question??

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tle95

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Hi all!

I got myself in a bad situation.. I submitted my application already around a month ago and said that I plan on taking physics at a community college near my house this summer. The physics class that I am taking is online and I didn't realize how poorly taught it was and how there are no in person office hours to help me when I had a question. I just took the first exam and don't think the online class prepared me well for the exam. I might drop it to take it at my university where the class is in person and there are a lot of office hours provided. This will result in me receiving the first W on my transcript. What should I do?!
 
Unless you are confident that you can salvage your grade through the curve I would absolutely drop it. Chegg and a private tutor helped somewhat with Physics in my case. I also took Physics I through a community college last summer and although it was an in-person course the adjunct teaching it was one of the most ... unskilled instructors I have ever met.

Between some private tutoring sessions and lots of time looking at problem sets on Chegg I walked away with a B.
 
I thought most schools want you to take pre-reqs at a 4 year university and not community college?
 
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I would recommend taking it at your university. The W may look kind of suspect, but if you're able to do very well in university level Physics, I doubt there would be much of an issue. This is just my thought process, so take it with a grain of salt... I agree with what was mentioned above. Contact the schools you applied to about it, they will be able to guide you in making the best decision.

Good luck! Physics I was a drag (how many times can we analyze gravity...), but Physics II is much more interesting.
 
Jyggaswoop said:
I thought most schools want you to take pre-reqs at a 4 year university and not community college?
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Most schools prefer prereqs from a four year, which I did not know at the time. In my case I am a non-traditional student and was working full-time while being more or less a full-time student. In my case it made sense to knock it out there because it dovetailed into a tight schedule and because I am not trying to go to a top tier school. Everyone's situation is different, CCs aren't a deal breaker. I took Physics II in the fall and got an A at a 4-year school.
 
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