4 withdrawals on my transcript already

Graduate School Law School
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<p>I looked all over the forums for a situation similar to mine, but couldn't find a sufficient answer. That being said I'm sorry that this has been asked thousands of times and I am going to add to that number.</p>

<p>I have 4 withdrawals on my transcript as it is and I am considering adding a 5th. How badly will this reflect on my admissions into a decent law school? I have a 3.2 GPA and although I haven't taken the LSAT yet, I have been doing alright on the practice tests I have been taking, 165+ in general.</p>

<p>My previous 4 withdrawals came in classes irrelevant to my major, but now I feel that I am pushing the limits with a 5th withdrawal which would be the 1st in my major as a senior. The previous 4 came during my freshmen and sophomore years, but this withdrawal will be in my final year.</p>

<p>The situation with this current class is that I registered for it late and missed the entire 1st week of classes. Already being behind in this class' readings, my 5 other classes began tests and papers which made me further delay catching up in this class. Now with a paper due I have to read over 500 pages (most of the class has to read 300-350) and then write a 10-12 page midterm.</p>

<p>As preventative maintenance, I am considering taking a W and retaking the class next fall before I graduate. What have been your experiences with multiple withdrawals on transcripts for law school applicants?</p>

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<p>I don’t know about law school admissions specifically, but in general, 5 seems like a lot. If there’s any way you can finish the class with a respectable grade, you should try to do so or change the grading to pass/fail if that’s an option.</p>

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<p>Read: [LSAC</a> - LSAC Policies](<a href=“http://www.lsac.org/policies/transcript-summarization.asp]LSAC”>http://www.lsac.org/policies/transcript-summarization.asp)</p>

<p>The answer actually lies with how the issuing school treats the withdrawal. </p>

<p>A “W” though almost always beats a “B” when it comes to GPA. I had 4 “W’s” that are not computed by my school on my transcript, LSAC did not ding my GPA in the slightest.</p>