What would you guys do?

[Polynikes]

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I have a class that I am in right now that I shouldn't be in...

The prerequisites for the class were entered incorrectly into the computer, and I'm several classes short.

I got a 63 in the first test, and I have no clue what is going on in there.

I know that the prereqs are killing me because I just scored a 95 on the first biochem test...so it's not like upper level sciences are too much for me.

I have interviews going on right now too, so that means that I'll have to miss several days of the class.

Should I drop this class?

I've never dropped a class before, and I graduate in December.

My dropping won't affect my graduating either, as I can add two flex term classes after midterm.

Should I drop?

I would feel like such a loser, but I'm seriously in a bad situation right now with this class, and it's killing me. Without those prereqs this class is way, way over my head...

Advice?

 

[Meatwad]

If you weren't interviewing, I'd say suck it up, study three times as much, get a tutor, whatever you gotta do. But since you are travelling all over the place and have to miss class, you might be better off dropping it. Sounds like it's too much to handle with your current situation.

 

[Womialas]

I was in a similar situation and I stuck it out. Got a B-. It hurt the GPA, and I had to work really hard just to keep up. If you are this close to graduating, it might be easier not to have to worry about it. If you have strong stats, I am sure you can explain a drop... especially one in which the pre-reqs were not correctly specified.

 

[Polynikes]

Believe me, if there weren't any interviews on the docket I wouldn't even think about dropping.

But I can't get past this feeling of being a failure if I were to drop it.

My stats are okay:

I have a 3.9 and a 28MCAT.

I have unique EC's and experience (Special Operations in the military, etc.)...

I know that if I stay in this class I will end up with a D, or best case scenario a C...

 

[nick_carraway]

Force Recon don't retreat!

That being said, save yourself. Focus on your interviews rather than a class you know better than to take. If adcoms have concerns about the dropped course before matriculation, I'm sure they'd understand.

(This early in the term, is there even a penalty for dropping?)

 

[Polynikes]

There isn't a penalty for dropping at this point.

It's just I'm embarassed about having to do it, even though I believe that I have a strong case as to why I should...

*Sigh*

This class isn't even within my major...

Okay, I'm doing it. My interviews are too important for the sake of one class, and if asked why I dropped it, I am sure I can explain to them the situation and they'd understand.

It's not fair that I'm even in the damn class...

 

[hp540]

Chuck it.

I was once enrolled in an advanced organic chem course. The prof was a nightmare, I got out of it within a week and switched into a neurosci course that was far more interesting. I found out later the prof was being a jerk on purpose to make the class "smaller" - what a douche. No penalty. Made my last year easy-going, fewer headaches.

 

[Polynikes]

hp540, I'm not sure if you're aware of the fact that you smoked the MCAT...

Just thought I'd let you know...

 

[Polynikes]

Well, I went and dropped it.

I had to stand there and talk to her for a while, and I felt like a total idiot.

I know it's no big deal, but I felt like an idiot for some reason.

Then I'm standing in line at the registrar's office with all of these people who have add/drop slips in their hands...and I felt like I was riding first class on the loser boat...

 

[LikeClockWork]

I know you feel like it's giving up somehow, but part of life is knowing what your limits are. I learned this the hard way when I took a physics pathway at my school that I didn't have the prereqs for the second semester. I decided to stick it out and ended up with a C. Not even a C+, but a flat out C. If I had been wise, I would've taken a more appropriate course path and probably been fine. If your situation had turned out anything like mine, you'd kick yourself for not dropping the class when you had the chance.

 

[Kthanksbye]

why kick yourself for a class you already said you weren't ready for? Its still early enough that it may not even be a W, no?

 

[Enthalpy430]

So what class was it?

 

[Polynikes]

Immunology, and the first time it's been taught at my school in a long time...

I was so excited about this class too. I thought it was going to be like an advanced microbiology class, but it was way, way, way over my head...

It was nothing like micro at all.

She's standing up in front of class and she's like, "Yeah, I'm going to have to change the prereqs to Cell Biology and Modern Biology, because if you don't have these classes already you're going to have trouble."

It was so hard.