<p>Hi, people
I'm really frustrated and hoping some of you can post the best solution. Here is my situation..</p>
<p>I'm an international undergraduate student attending UW-Madison and this is my fourth semester. I maintained 3.87gpa so far but I'm doing pretty bad this semester so maybe I won't get any better than having two BCs and two Cs(this is the best grade that I can expect for now) from four heavyload courses. </p>
<p>I know the reason is not important but the consequence is, I wasn't able to put my attention on each course equally and eventually did very poor on almost every exams. </p>
<p>So I'm trying to make a hard decision that I've never expected that I would ever have, which is withdrawal. As my university states, "Withdrawal means dropping all your classes and leaving school for the semester." We can do this no later than 12th week from the beginning of the class. Making yourself sure what the withdrawal means in my university is important because some schools take that as a different meaning.</p>
<p>So the point that I want to ask is "How bad is withdrawing fourth semester if you applied schools for transferring" Actually I applied to several schools including Cornell as a transfer student and one of required courses is a computer science class which I'm taking this semester. And as some of you might know, schools care the grades of last semester. That's why cornell ask applicants to report the midterm grade. Do some of you know what is exactly going to happen if I withdraw before or after admission decision date?
Do I still have a chance to get an admission even if I withdraw the classes?</p>
<p>Thank you so much for reading my long writing and I'll appreciate if you can give me some comments or suggestion on this issue.</p>
<p>I believe some schools require you to be in "good standing" after your acceptance. Have you considered withdrawing from a class and getting a W instead of withdrawing from school?</p>
<p>I don't know what exactly W means. Is it dropping a class after dropping deadline and having academic probation? I heard that is pretty bad one too, isn't it?</p>
<p>I'm not really sure about this, but I don't think withdrawing from your old college would affect your next college's impression of you. People resort to withdrawal for a lot of reasons - the admission should understand that and take that into consideration. At least that's what I hope, since I'm in the same boat as you.</p>
<p>Sorry if I'm not making much sense, it's been a long day.</p>
<p>Edit: W just means "withdrew." It doesn't affect your overall GPA in any way.</p>
<p>Thanks for your posting. My dean suggested me to withdraw and go back to home to take a rest, but I should be very careful about the decision because the situation is complex.</p>
<p>Have you already been accepted to say Cornell? The biggest factor is that if you've been accepted, 2 BCs and a C probably won't get your admissions revoked, however, dropping out of school completely is pretty huge.</p>
<p>If it was me, what I'd do is drop the class that you have a C in, and concentrate on raising the two BC grades AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. BC's I'm guessing is like a B-, it's not as bad as people make it sounds, I'm looking straight at one for this semester actually. </p>
<p>I strongly not to drop out completely basically.</p>
<p>No, I haven't heared anything about admission decision from Cornell. But I think I have a pretty good chance to get it..so Cvjn, do you think having one W won't hurt you if you apply to comepetitive graduate school?</p>
<p>One W won't hurt. Obviously, it will be weaker than if someone had no W's on their transcript, but I personally think getting a C would hurt more than a W, for both getting into your transfer school and possible grad school. </p>
<p>If you're in your transfer school, I'd take the C though.</p>
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I don't know what exactly W means. Is it dropping a class after dropping deadline and having academic probation? I heard that is pretty bad one too, isn't it?
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W stands for withdraw. It is there to give someone who is unable to complete all required course work (for one reason or another) the option to "drop" a course despite already done substantial amount of work. Some places use WF and WP to differentiate between a failing or passing grade at the time of withdrawal. </p>
<p>As long as Ws don't represent a recurring pattern, they won't hurt you.</p>
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I would take the W if you can. For many places it is too late to obtain a W, however.
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<p>Read what he/she said!</p>
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One W won't hurt
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<p>Read what he/she said! (the quote below, its all 4 classes)</p>
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* quote from Madlee*: ** As my university states, "Withdrawal means dropping all your classes and leaving school for the semester."**
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<p>^people need to read this.</p>
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Actually I applied to several schools including Cornell as a transfer student and one of required courses is a computer science class which I'm taking this semester.
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<p>Since its a required course, it might be detrimental to your decision.</p>
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That's why cornell ask applicants to report the midterm grade
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<p>Cornell asks for the midterm grade report * assuming that you will finish the classes *. However, in your case, if you were to drop all classes, this might play a big factor in your decision.</p>
<p>I would suggest not dropping out of college. Just do your best, if you're transferring anyway, then why do your grades at your present school matter?</p>
<p>The university you are transferring to can give you transfer credit for C's. They can't give you transfer credit for withdraws. Do you really want to take all of this semester's courses over again, even if you are at a new school?</p>
<p>Also, I'd guess that they would rescind your admission for withdrawing from school. Your best bet is it to chance it getting the best grades you can, and, if need be, write a letter to your new university explaining your situation.</p>
<p>I've spoken directly with the assistant director of admissions at Oberlin College and they said W's, with a reason, are NO harm to your chances. That being said, I think a large majority of college students see a W or two on their transcript during their career.</p>