Should I Drop This Class?

[~Beauty_from_Pain~]

I am currently taking 12 credits. However, I have been having major problems with one of my online classes. The work I do is never good enough for the teacher and I have been getting C's. I am so stressed over this class that it is affecting my whole life. I have been so stressed out that my other classes are starting to get behind as a result of this one. I get so stressed that I can hardly do anything. I even threw a plate on the floor today and broke it, out of pure frusteration.

If I drop the class though I will get an Incomplete listed on my transcript, and I will not get a refund (loosing about $200 if I drop). I will also only then be taking 9 credits; not full time student.

What would you recommend? Should I stick it out and get a C on it, or drop it?

 

[FlatpickingJD]

You should speak to a counselor at school about several things before you drop the class:

• financial aid: will dropping the class affect any financial aid you currently receive (e.g, whether you have to pay money back, etc.)
• effect on your insurance (e.g., whether you'll still have health insurance if you drop below full time student status; whether you'll still get a good student discount on driver's insurance if you're not f/t)
• what effect the "I" will have on graduate admissions chances as opposed to a C

I'm sure you can think of a few other questions you'll need answers to; these were the first few that came to my mind.

Is the class in your major or in an area you want to pursue when you graduate, for employment or grad school? I don't speak authoritatively to this, but I think grad schools look at your cumulative GPA, the GPA in your last 60 units (i.e., the last 2 yrs) and the GPA in your major. They'll also look at trends in GPA (up, down, steady).

I understand the overwhelming frustration, believe me I do. Don't let a single instructor, and from the sound of it a poor one at that, determine how you live your life - you shouldn't be in tears or so upset you break dishes because of one small minded little instructor. I suspect that you really are learning more in this class than you suspect and, in the long run, that's more important than a single C on your transcript. Sadly, you're also getting a life lesson in how people behave in the world.

If you stick with this class, I'd say not to put as much work into it as you currently are, especially if it's affecting your efforts in other classes. Focus more on those classes that you are doing well in, and enjoy more, and are more important to your future career or educational goals.

Ultimately the decision is yours. Good luck with your decision. I'll be praying for peace in your decision and life.

 

[Justin The Baptist]

You should speak to a counselor at school about several things before you drop the class:

• financial aid: will dropping the class affect any financial aid you currently receive (e.g, whether you have to pay money back, etc.)
• effect on your insurance (e.g., whether you'll still have health insurance if you drop below full time student status; whether you'll still get a good student discount on driver's insurance if you're not f/t)
• what effect the "I" will have on graduate admissions chances as opposed to a C

I'm sure you can think of a few other questions you'll need answers to; these were the first few that came to my mind.

Is the class in your major or in an area you want to pursue when you graduate, for employment or grad school? I don't speak authoritatively to this, but I think grad schools look at your cumulative GPA, the GPA in your last 60 units (i.e., the last 2 yrs) and the GPA in your major. They'll also look at trends in GPA (up, down, steady).

I understand the overwhelming frustration, believe me I do. Don't let a single instructor, and from the sound of it a poor one at that, determine how you live your life - you shouldn't be in tears or so upset you break dishes because of one small minded little instructor. I suspect that you really are learning more in this class than you suspect and, in the long run, that's more important than a single C on your transcript. Sadly, you're also getting a life lesson in how people behave in the world.

If you stick with this class, I'd say not to put as much work into it as you currently are, especially if it's affecting your efforts in other classes. Focus more on those classes that you are doing well in, and enjoy more, and are more important to your future career or educational goals.

Ultimately the decision is yours. Good luck with your decision. I'll be praying for peace in your decision and life.

This is really good advice. Take it.

 

[ThatButton]

You should speak to a counselor at school about several things before you drop the class:

• financial aid: will dropping the class affect any financial aid you currently receive (e.g, whether you have to pay money back, etc.)
• effect on your insurance (e.g., whether you'll still have health insurance if you drop below full time student status; whether you'll still get a good student discount on driver's insurance if you're not f/t)
• what effect the "I" will have on graduate admissions chances as opposed to a C

I'm sure you can think of a few other questions you'll need answers to; these were the first few that came to my mind.

Is the class in your major or in an area you want to pursue when you graduate, for employment or grad school? I don't speak authoritatively to this, but I think grad schools look at your cumulative GPA, the GPA in your last 60 units (i.e., the last 2 yrs) and the GPA in your major. They'll also look at trends in GPA (up, down, steady).

I understand the overwhelming frustration, believe me I do. Don't let a single instructor, and from the sound of it a poor one at that, determine how you live your life - you shouldn't be in tears or so upset you break dishes because of one small minded little instructor. I suspect that you really are learning more in this class than you suspect and, in the long run, that's more important than a single C on your transcript. Sadly, you're also getting a life lesson in how people behave in the world.

If you stick with this class, I'd say not to put as much work into it as you currently are, especially if it's affecting your efforts in other classes. Focus more on those classes that you are doing well in, and enjoy more, and are more important to your future career or educational goals.

Ultimately the decision is yours. Good luck with your decision. I'll be praying for peace in your decision and life.

Great advice and on top of that it will be something to talk about in an interview. "Give an example of a time when you have not been successful." You can say well as you can see on my transcripts I got a grade I was not happy with in that class. Some things I learned from getting a C in the class are... You can turn it into a great discussion about how you changed your ways to become more successful the next semester without ever mentioning the professor was no good. I am not saying I think you are doing something wrong to get that C but just turning it into a self-improvement conversation with recruiters always makes a good impression!

 

[Doubledb]

i dont like C's either but if your doing your best it is probabaly better than getting an I. (Incomplete)- especially if you need the class and will have to take the same professor again. Also, do you have a scholarship or grant where you must get an A or B? just wondering

-Doubledb

 

[MetalBlade]

I have been in the same situation, and my advice is to just stick with it and try your best. Yes you may end up with a C, which to me, and maybe you, is not good, but hey, you get the class done, and you stay full time.

 

[H2o]

It sounds like you don't get many C's so, I don't see the problem. If it was a D or F and you wanted to go to Harvard med school....then I would drop it.

 

[~Beauty_from_Pain~]

Well, my teacher told me that if a student in her class does everything that is required, that they will get a C. She said they had to go way beyond what was required to get an A. That sounds weird...but whatever floats her boat. So, she said a C was good in her class. Hard for me to swallow...but I think I will stick with it because I don't want to drop classes this late. Thanks everyone!

 

[Quantos]

Ask yourself this

Is it worth the stress it's causing you ?
Yes = Keep the class.
No = Drop the class.