How bad is a WF on the transcript

Graduate School
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<p>hello </p>

<p>this is chemistry minor biology student and I aspire to pursue higher degree in the united states or uk " am intl student"</p>

<p>due to personal really tough circum. am thinking about dropping my "calculus and analytical geometry II" course not to have a drop in my gpa</p>

<p>my gpa ranges from 3.85-3.89 and am fighting for the 3.9</p>

<p>other aspects on my future application will hopefully be now wow but fairly good</p>

<p>How bad is the effect of this WF on my life considering that dropping this course now will guarntee me an A+ in the other four courses ?</p>

<p>please any advice</p>

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<p>not wow *</p>

<p>wrote the post in a hurry .. excuse the obvious bad english</p>

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<p>how bad do you think your calc and analytical geom course is? I'd say stay with whatever your actual gpa would be including the calc course because (1) grad schools will see a WF as at most a C and (2) the difference between a 3.9 and a 3.85 is probably not going to make or break an acceptance.</p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

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<p>On that same note,</p>

<p>If you've failed a couple of classes, is that a deathblow to your chances? What if the course is completely irrelevant to the field of study one intends to pursue?</p>

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<p>so are you saying forget about the WF .. ??</p>

<p>even if having it will guarntee me an A in the future ?</p>

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<p>Its not the end of the world, provided you re-take and do well. That said, you might want to ask yourself why, as someone planning graduate study in a science, you did poorly in what is a pretty basic math class. </p>

<p>As Werd says, a .05 difference in GPA won't make the slightest difference in your chances. Much more important to grad school applications will be research, LORs and SOP.</p>

<p>Check out the posts of molliebatmit for the real, current, truth about whats going on in the hard sciences admissions.</p>

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<p>As a general rule, from talking to Admission depts in the past, anything above a C is almost always better than a W or WF -- EVEN if you retake the course!</p>

<p>Think about it from the view of an admissions selection committee. What would you assume was the student's grade when s/he decided to withdraw midsemester? A D... an F? Yeah... they're thinking the same thing!</p>

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<p>Do NOT get a WF!!!</p>

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<p>Do your best on your course and don't drop it.</p>

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<p>Sorry for hijacking someone else's thread.</p>

<p>Is is better to get a W, avoid a drop in the GPA and retake the course or get a D and retake the course?</p>

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<p>It's better to get a W (not a WF) than a D.</p>