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Alright it's my senior year of high school, and out of all my classes honors physics is hitting me hard. Mainly because I just don't really have the time to study/do all the hw for that class. I keep doing bad on the quizzes and tests because I don't study for it. I feel like I could learn it, but I don't really have the time for it. Physics is not the only science I'm taking, I am also taking AP Biology, which I put more effort and study for it more since I actually like Biology. So far 2 sciences isn't working out for me, especially with me wrestling as a sport after school. Taking physics in my school is optional. I come home late, and not being able to eat (to make weight for wrestling), and I have other AP's and other college courses to worry about. I really don't want to quit wrestling since my coach really needs me on the team, it's my last year and I'm on varsity. Out of all my classes, physics is the one i find least interesting and I hate it. My physics teacher recommends me to drop this class since I usually sleep in his class, don't do the hw, and do badly on his quizzes/tests, and not ask questions. However, I am interested in the health field, I hear that if you want to do premed, you'll have to take physics in college, and taking it in hs is a good prep for it. However, I also am not 100% sure if I want to be a doctor, I actually am leaning towards more of Nursing, Physician Assistant, or maybe even Occupational Therapy (all these fields don't require physics, and taking it in hs won't really help me, unless I want to be a doctor, in which I have a slight chance in becoming). If I drop physics, I would be automatically be placed with a study hall.
Why I should continue with Physics:
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-I already applied to some colleges, and I've been accepted to some. I would have to let the colleges know that I dropped out of physics and had to take a study hall instead, (which could negatively impact my college admission, but definitely not a game changer, and not serious since most of the colleges I applied to are state schools that require only 3 years of science which I already took, plus I'm taking AP Bio senior year)
-With a slight chance that I change my mind to become a doctor during college, I would need to take physics in college, and taking it in high school will help. I would be at a disadvantage if i drop out now.
- I'm almost halfway done with senior year, and in our school GPA's aren't calculated for senior year (only up to junior year or before you applied to colleges). So getting a C isn't terrible and won't be counted towards your GPA, but colleges might still see it.
Why I shouldn't continue with Physics:
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-I hate it. Boring to me
- I don't have the time to study for it (idk if it's just during wrestling season, because wrestling is the only sport I do currently), I also take AP Bio, AP Government, and College Pre-calculus
-Currently, I want to be a Nurse (Nurse practitioner one day), and I don't see physics is a necessity in college for Nursing.
- I will be forced to take a study hall instead (idk why?) but I love it! I could study for my other classes and do homework there.
Why I should continue with Physics:
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-I already applied to some colleges, and I've been accepted to some. I would have to let the colleges know that I dropped out of physics and had to take a study hall instead, (which could negatively impact my college admission, but definitely not a game changer, and not serious since most of the colleges I applied to are state schools that require only 3 years of science which I already took, plus I'm taking AP Bio senior year)
-With a slight chance that I change my mind to become a doctor during college, I would need to take physics in college, and taking it in high school will help. I would be at a disadvantage if i drop out now.
- I'm almost halfway done with senior year, and in our school GPA's aren't calculated for senior year (only up to junior year or before you applied to colleges). So getting a C isn't terrible and won't be counted towards your GPA, but colleges might still see it.
Why I shouldn't continue with Physics:
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-I hate it. Boring to me
- I don't have the time to study for it (idk if it's just during wrestling season, because wrestling is the only sport I do currently), I also take AP Bio, AP Government, and College Pre-calculus
-Currently, I want to be a Nurse (Nurse practitioner one day), and I don't see physics is a necessity in college for Nursing.
- I will be forced to take a study hall instead (idk why?) but I love it! I could study for my other classes and do homework there.