<p>i may have to withdraw from this semester for a number of reasons, one is because im transferring back to my old school next semester, the other is my GPA this semester will be in the range of 2.0 - 2.6, and im not sure what would be easier to explain to grad schools when applying, a horrible semester at a big institution (it wasnt because it was too hard either, it was many things combined that i had this bad semester), or a W for my only semester at a big institution (as in, more prestigious then the state school i am going back to)</p>
<p>please dont judge and give an honest answer...thanks</p>
<p>and to make things more unlikely, i wish to apply to this school for grad school.
i am at UW, if they see that i have a W from here on my transcript, how will that affect their decision on me (or any school for that matter) considering i will graduate from my other school in the range of 3.5-3.6?</p>
<p>my major is kinesiology/exercise science</p>
<p>You can still gain entry, but a really good explanaiton helps, also great grades thereafter is smart, too ;)</p>
<p>In some ways W from a semester is better than from a class- you had a problem, you had to go take care of it, could not do school, withdrew, and fixed the issue...whereas one W could make one suspect poor grades</p>
<p>One W won't effect anything. You could have withdrawn for any number of reasons. Just don't get like, 23 of them.</p>
<p>i meant a withdrawal for the whole semester :D</p>
<p>tsi,</p>
<p>That might not look too good. Honestly, having a crappy semester is not that bad. if you totally catch fire afterwards, you look like Willis Reed to an admissions board.</p>
<p>can someone tell me what is a good grade for sat ii bio?</p>
<p>700- 800?</p>
<p>much appreciated., thanks</p>
<p>leadpipe, i think its my best option. a crappy semester is a 2.75-3.0</p>
<p>this goes far beyond crappy, and when totaled with my previous GPA, lowers it from 3.34 to 3.04. id rather take a W then lower my cumulative that much...</p>
<p>Yeah, I can see where youre coming from. But if you subsequently rattle of semesters filled with "A's," admissions boards won't really look at your overall GPA as indicative of how good you are as a student.</p>
<p><a href="http://registrar.wisc.edu/deadlines.php?term=1074%5B/url%5D">http://registrar.wisc.edu/deadlines.php?term=1074</a></p>
<p>this basically means that i am still ok to withdraw without deans permission right?</p>
<p>my counselor said i needed it, but i found that you only need the deans permission to withdraw from certain classes, not to withdraw from the university</p>
<p>to add a bit more information about WHY im making this decision, on my final calculus exam i will need an 82% to get a C in the class. my other two tests were 88% and 40%, the final exam is cumulative of those two plus what we do in the next 3 weeks. this is a 5 credit class.</p>
<p>in bio, i need an 80% on the final exam to get a C in the class. my previous tests were 66 and 67% (second one curved). this test is cumulative as well.</p>
<p>in nutrition, i will need a 94% on the final to keep my A. previous grades were 86 and 100. this final is cumulative.</p>
<p>if i were to get a D in the first two exams, my GPA is gone. i will spend just as much time explaining why i did bad as i would explaining a withdrawal. in all honesty, my decision to come to UW was possibly the worst i have ever made. i lost a relationship, a lot of money, and now a horrible semester that i will have to try to explain when applying for grad school, all of this just to end up back where i started, 15k and a girlfriend poorer.</p>
<p>Which calc class are you enrolled in right now? Keep in mind calc 2 is the most failed class on campus at UW...so if you are enrolled in that class, you aren't doing as poorly as you think you are...</p>
<p>Also are these all raw scores or re-centered scores? Is the professor waiting to curve until after all the grades are in? How are you doing relative to other students in your class (i.e. how off average are you sitting)? I wouldn't drop my semester until you can answer all of these questions completely!</p>
<p>It really doesn't look like you are doing that poorly right now, it just looks like you took on a few too many science/math courses at once. I personally had a semester where I earned a 2.5 GPA because I took 16 credits of science and math. I managed to recover to graduate with a 3.54 GPA. I still got into grad school (twice! MS and PhD) with a crappy semester under my belt!</p>
<p>I think in the future you should put a fluff class into your schedule to even things out...</p>
<p>Balance is a good thing! :D</p>
<p>ophio, i posted the curved scores exam scores.</p>
<p>its calc 1.</p>
<p>i didnt pick my schedule the people at orientation pretty much told me what i had to take, and i wish they had been a bit wiser about it.</p>
<p>its just like...if i do bad this semester, its gonna hurt my overall GPA pretty badly. it could drop it by as much as 4/10 of a point, and thats considering i get C's in most everything (plus a B). if i get a D in calculus, i can kiss everything goodbye, hell the credit wouldnt transfer, and i just dont know if thats a risk i want to take right now, considering my history with it in this class so far.</p>
<p>I'm not qualified to suggest whether or not you should withdraw from the semester. I would really go over to see an academic advisor to get their take on things (I mean drop everything, walk over there and wait until someone will see you, be demanding). I personally would stick with it, but that's just my 'give it all' attitude.</p>
<p>ophio, i withdrew today.</p>
<p>just being realistic and knowing myself, im good at studying and im good at learning, but setting a mark that i can or can not reach is not something i want to base my GPA on...</p>
<p>just being realistic with it. believe me, i didnt WANT to do this, and it makes me feel horrible. all that confidence i got in my last 2 semesters averaging a 3.6 is gone...</p>