<p>this question is for my sister..
shes a 3rd year Math/Economics student at UCLA..and is takin one of her upper div classes, and she feels that she is going to fail the class. Once she graduates and works for about 4yrs she wants to get an MBA..
but the problem is that do you think its better if she fails the class and then retakes it, or withdraw from the course and get a W on her transcript and then retake it..how would the admission officers view withdrawing vs. failing?? how would it hinder her??
thanks so much!</p>
<p>i have the same question</p>
<p>of course a D or F would look bad when she applies to graduate school later but having a W on her transcript late in the quarter won’t look so appealing either. If I had to choose, however, I would take the W and if asked why she dropped, tell the interviewer a cogent reason for dropping the class.</p>