<p>this isnt' for me, but my friend has an entire semester of w's where he took a medical withdraw from school and is thinking about transferring i think he has about a 3.5 gpa and is looking at top 20 schools...should he include a statement about that in his application?</p>
<p>I HAD 4 w's in total and have been rejected by almost all good schools even with a 3.73 GPA.</p>
<p>I believe if u have more than 2 W's it might adversely impact your admissions.</p>
<p>I think it depends on the reason. If this person became very ill at one point and could not continue in school, but then recovered and went on to do well the following semester, that would not be held against him. They do have some sympathy. It definitely would have to be explained in a letter to the admissions committee.
However, if a person has one w for every semester, that would work against him.</p>
<p>i'm pretty sure 2 or less is perfectly fine and won't affect your chances at admission. however, if you have an extensive amount, like a semesters worth of w's, then you should have a valid reason why in his personal statement.</p>
<p>hes never had a w through about 4 semesters but he had an entire semester of w's due to medical reasons and then came back the next semester with a 3.7..his overall gpa is a 3.5...he plans on transferring to a top 20...what do u think?</p>
<p>my thoughts, are if you do it correctly and shine the right light on the incident you can use it as a hook of sorts. Show growth, getting through it, and coming back. Use it to exemplify his resilience, ability to come back strong.</p>
<p>if explained correctly I think it would not count agaisnt him and may even make him more memorable in the minds of the committee.</p>
<p>my advise would be to spend a lot of time on that letter</p>