<p>i know getting a W in a class doesn't matter.</p>
<p>but what if i get a W in the same class again? (its a pre-req class but i dont think that matters) they wont care right?</p>
<p>They technically shouldnt care but in all honesty, when applying to a prestigious school in an impacted major, they will take ALL FACTORS into consideration. This includes getting Ws (especially in prereqs), taking unchallenging courses, take over 2 years to transfer, etc. In conclusion: It won’t hurt you but when you are compared with other applicants who don’t have Ws, it won’t be unnoticed.</p>
<p>I got 2 W’s in ENGLISH (101 AKA first writing/composition class oh the shame) and got an A the third time. Granted the two W’s occurred a while back but they still show up on the transcript. There is a spot on the application to explain about any W’s, time lapses in education, or any other things that look bad like academic renewals. I did that and got accepted to all of the UCs I applied for.</p>
<p>How long ago did the Ws happen? Did you retake it and complete it? Doing that and explaining yourself will make all the difference.</p>
<p>hey flwrgrl what major are you and what colleges did you get into? and what did you say about your Ws?</p>
<p>I got my W in calculus 1 my first semester at a CC. i then just used AP credits and skipped on to math 2. so yah i actually dont even really need this class i think. i was gonna take it just to raise my gpa after i got a B in math 2 to make my pre-req gpa look better.</p>
<p>@ AngryStudent13 I got into UC Irvine, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley. Didn’t apply anywhere else</p>
<p>My ending GPA was a 3.9 but that doesn’t matter because now I am a 0.0 </p>
<p>My major is statistics/math. </p>
<p>Well, it had been a couple of years since I had received the last “W” in English. I explained that I was working full time and unfocused about what I wanted to do. I wrote something like “the W’s on my transcript are a constant reminder of how far I have come in my endeavors for a higher education and serve as a reminder of how much harder I need to continually work to achieve. . .blah, blah.” </p>
<p>You’ll be fine ^^</p>