Dropping a course

I was in a similar situation. I was accurate but slow! The only way I got through it was working all the problems in the text (not just the probs assigned for homework) sometimes twice over so that I did them more confidently. I basically did double and triple what other people in the class did, but it worked for me and I got through with As in my math classes. However, when I was taking math, that is the only class I took that semester.

In your case, I wouldn't drop the class unless you KNEW you were going to use the time between now and then doing every problem in the book until you can do them drunk and standing on one leg while whistling the theme music to Mission Impossible! If you spend the time ignoring the problem, you will only have to face the same problem again down the line. If you have to drop to save your GPA then you have to do what you have to do. But LEARN from it!

I totally know how you feel, I have algebra anxiety and a learning disability that can make math hard. (slight processing problem from a head injury)

I have never been good at algebra and I am the 1st to admit it too, I am taking Algebra 2 this semester and I started out in the regular classroom and was not doing well because I was not getting enough time to learn the material. So I talked with my teacher which happens to be teaching at the math learning center too. He suggested an individualized math program that they have and you do your lectures and quiz's online. You take your exams in the learning center with unlimited time. It is really working well for me so far and I am really feeling like I understand it. I would ask if your college does something like that. They offer it for Pre-algebra & algebra 1&2.

I didn't have to wait for a new semester to start either, it was a drop in style and they are really get you in the right pace for your learning style.

I wish you good luck! I am trying to finish up this class so I can take my Stats next semester... I am really excited! Stats make so much more sense!

Thanks for the input. I plan to continue studying and hope that next semester I can get a class that allows for a little more time during tests. I do great on homework but I do that at my own pace and that usually take me a while. The school also offers a course that includes computer software that follows that lecture. Has anyone had any experience with something like this? Also, I receive financial aid. Has anyone had problems in this area after dropping a course? I plan on talking with the fin. aid dept. next week (closed for spring break).

Hi, have you thought about taking the class online? I am in your same situation. It takes me a while to absorb the info in math and science and the online math class was very successful for me.

Good Luck!

Can you switch to an audit for the class? That way you would still be able to sit in the classroom and absorb the information, but you wouldn't take tests. You are not assigned a grade for the class and it does not hurt your GPA. Our school offers this option and several people I know audited the class the first time around. They were able to take the class the next time and had the advantage of having been through the material already.

I was going to chime in and say that if there is something that keeps you from finishing the test on time and it's something that can be successfully addressed in a testing center, I didn't think that an instructor could say "no". I don't believe that's his call. I'd take this a little further and if you still feel the need to drop the course and re-enroll, then do so. The good thing about a math class is that there's little to no subjectiveness involved should you choose to duke this out.

Best wishes!!