Which one sounds worse???

Question

#1: I must warn you, however, that a change

in your evaluation is unlikely without a dramatic improvement on the August exam.

#2:I must warn you, however, that a change

in your evaluation is unlikely without a significant improvement on the August exam.

Answer 1

2) significant, I'd say....

dramatic implies, well, drama, and it's an exam we're talking about after all, so significent implies an increase in a measurable quantity, ie grades in an exam.

:)

Answer 2

Dramatic.It sounds more.............dramatic ;)