Should i drop a class?

[deleted572522]

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I am currently taking a rigorous honors philosophy course with a very rigorous professor. The entire course is made up of three test grades and that is it. I recently took a test and feel as if I performed badly on it because of the time constraint. Thus, I wish to drop it. At my university, when you drop a course you are assigned one of two grades. You are assigned either a WP(Passing at the time of drop) or a WF(Failing at the time of drop). I spoke with my professor and he assured me that he would give me a WP no matter my grade on the test. Thus, I was wondering how bad would it look to medical schools if I drop one course throughout my college career. Also, would it be better if I retook the same philosophy course except regular instead of honors and made an A in it. I know I can make an A in the regular class because it is much easier. Would medical schools then overlook the previous drop of the honors class? Any feedback appreciated from personal experiences or experiences of a friend?

 

[Dreamstoo]

I am currently taking a rigorous honors philosophy course with a very rigorous professor. The entire course is made up of three test grades and that is it. I recently took a test and feel as if I performed badly on it because of the time constraint. Thus, I wish to drop it. At my university, when you drop a course you are assigned one of two grades. You are assigned either a WP(Passing at the time of drop) or a WF(Failing at the time of drop). I spoke with my professor and he assured me that he would give me a WP no matter my grade on the test. Thus, I was wondering how bad would it look to medical schools if I drop one course throughout my college career. Also, would it be better if I retook the same philosophy course except regular instead of honors and made an A in it. I know I can make an A in the regular class because it is much easier. Would medical schools then overlook the previous drop of the honors class? Any feedback appreciated from personal experiences or experiences of a friend?

It's philosophy... they won't care.

 

[Jumpstartmy5HT]

I am currently taking a rigorous honors philosophy course with a very rigorous professor. The entire course is made up of three test grades and that is it. I recently took a test and feel as if I performed badly on it because of the time constraint. Thus, I wish to drop it. At my university, when you drop a course you are assigned one of two grades. You are assigned either a WP(Passing at the time of drop) or a WF(Failing at the time of drop). I spoke with my professor and he assured me that he would give me a WP no matter my grade on the test. Thus, I was wondering how bad would it look to medical schools if I drop one course throughout my college career. Also, would it be better if I retook the same philosophy course except regular instead of honors and made an A in it. I know I can make an A in the regular class because it is much easier. Would medical schools then overlook the previous drop of the honors class? Any feedback appreciated from personal experiences or experiences of a friend?

Do you need the course to graduate or to bump your GPA? If no, then take it as pass/fail?

 

[deleted572522]

I do need to take a humanities course to graduate with honors but like I said at the end I am planning to retake the same course over the summer except not honors

 

[Cartoons]

From everything I hear, honors isn't that fantastic to adcoms. If a school page even mentions it, it's along the lines of "Do it if you wanna say 'I graduated with honors,' but that's about it."

I wouldn't sweat it if you're dropping it for time constraints, and you have a good explanation. I don't know if the WP/WF thing translates to applications well, but if you have to explain it in an interview, you've got a ready-made statement right there.

If it isn't part of your major, too, I'd say it can be explained. Better to cut out nonessential course to focus on what's productive for you. Might be a different story if you were a philosophy major.