How many W(withdraw)s u guys have???????

Transfer Students
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<p>I think I had 5 Ws and 4 Fs when I applied for Fall 2005. Got into UCLA and UCB thanks to academic renewal (for the Fs).</p>

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<p>4.0 with 1W or more < 3.6 with no W</p>

<p>I have no W and my current GPA for end of spring 2007 is 3.75</p>

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<p>If you guys are looking for a job after undergraduate, it doesn't matter.</p>

<p>But, if you guys are applying to grad school in the future with Ws, it's a red flag like walnut said.</p>

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<p>4.0 with 1W > 4.0 with 1 F > 3.6 with no W =P</p>

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<p>3.6 with no W > 4.0 with 1W> 4.0 with 1 F</p>

<p>and if W doesn't matter it has to be</p>

<p>4.0 with 1W > 3.6 with no W > 4.0 with 1 F </p>

<p>common sense eracer</p>

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<p>19 w's? amazing..</p>

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<p>i thought we're talking about transferring to UCs, cider0401. wait... if op is not transferring, I still think 4.0 with 1W > 4.0 with 1 F > 3.6 with no W... my common sense is not making any sense? lol</p>

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<p>oh eracer.. I was talking about going grad school... sorry man.</p>

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<p>19 w's? good luck with grad school buddy...</p>

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<p>damn you guys are scaring me. I have two W's but do grad schools care if they were for classes that weren't for your major(Geography and music for example). Can we explain the w's? The first W I got was in the first class I ever took (Geography) and I didn't know anything about w's for drop deadlines and I was in the class for like 4 weeks and we didn't do shizz so I said f this class and dropped. My other W was in summer and I signed up for a class during the spring and never attended, problem was the teacher never dropped me and by the time I checked i was still in the class and past the deadline. Think these are good excuses or me just being a dumbass?</p>

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<p>A W here and there probably won't hurt you even for grad school too much, here is the problem, you are going to be applying against many other people without a W with the same to higher gpa... you pick. A withdraw is something that should be a last resort and not because you are afraid of getting a B. Generally a W means you are failing the class (that is how it is looked at). Now if you were in an interview for gradschool/ professional school and you told them you dropped it because you were getting a B.. they might think you are full of it or just messed up in the head.</p>