Dropped Class

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>I'm planning on transferring to UT, so I'm at another college right now. Just curious, what happens if I were to drop a class from my current school? I know that it counts as a "W", but does it affect your transfer GPA? </p>

<p>For example, if I wasn't going to make an A in a class should I drop it and get the "W" instead? I don't think it affects the GPA at my current school but will it hurt my transfer GPA? For some reason I remember reading that it counts as an F for when you transfer, is this true? </p>

<p>If you know then please reply soon!</p>

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<p>It doesn’t count towards your gpa… but if you’re going to make an A, why on earth would you withdrawal? </p>

<p>My personal opinion is that the admission department will look at a W as a class you were going to get a D/F in, but didn’t want it to hurt your gpa, so you took a W.</p>

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<p>No, I’m not going to make an A in the class that’s why I want to drop it. Right now it looks like I might make a D or C. </p>

<p>So do you think I should drop it and take the W? Btw, my GPA is a 4.0 right now but it will lower if I take this class.</p>

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<p>I guess it’s better to have a W than a drastic drop in gpa because of a D/F… but that’s also something you have to decide for yourself. Also, you might want to look into alternative options other than a straight withdrawal. UT has a “Q” drop that students are allowed to use a few times during their schooling. Look into your school’s policies and see if there is anything that could be better than a W.</p>

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<p>Just a follow up: I ended up not dropping the class and got an A. Yay!</p>