<p>W's do appear on the transcript and are considered to be as bad as D's and F's</p>
<p>Just looking at a undergrad admissions standpoint, W's don't matter. </p>
<p>I didn't realize this and ended up with C's in many classes that I could've just gotten a W in to re-take.</p>
<p>heres my take from best to worst ... A > B > W > C > D > F</p>
<p>D's and F's you can re-take the course, while with a C you can't</p>
<p>Possibly a W over a B if you want some crazy gpa.</p>
<p>but wuldnt the W's appear on your transcript at a UC?...hurt grad skool chances?</p>
<p>yes they will appear</p>
<p>I had 12 W's and I got into UCLA.</p>
<p>there was another girl as well with around 13 Ws from the san diego area that got into UCLA. Maklisha??? something like that, and she has can gone on to transfer to cuny baruch since UCLA was not for her</p>
<p>12/13 W's wow! That makes me feel better!</p>
<p>Too bad those 12/13 W's will totally screw you over if you plan on going to grad school... Esp med or law schools where the competition is crazy.</p>
<p>C is the worst, D and F you can explain and retake. C's just screw your GPA.</p>
<p>would total 7W's hurt my chance going to grad school?</p>
<p>It MAY hurt you, it will not screw you. It is all dependent on your circumstances and your ability to explain. I don't know why people are generalizing the eventual effects that W's will have on grad school admissions. </p>
<p>7 is within a reasonable amount for 4 years of school. I have been told the average is around 5-6, and at these numbers, there is really no need for an explanation</p>
<p>More like 2-3 is "acceptable" after 4 years, but the thing is some of you guys have 7 or more after JUST 2 years.... you still have 2 more years to go. Who knows how many more you will get after transfer?</p>
<p>Believe me, if you are planning on going to law or med school, more than a few W's will definitly play a role in admissions. W's just look bad. It doesn't matter if you have a great explanation for why you have so many, it just flat out looks bad. The more W's you have, chances are the longer it will take you to graduate since you keep putting off classes for whatever reasons (good or bad). Schools want you out so they can bring more students in... they don't want slackers who keep dropping classes which in turn takes them longer to graduate (if you have good reasons for dropping so many classes, then maybe you should take a break and fix whatever is wrong then go back to school). Again I'm not trying to talk down to people with so many W's, but one would be stupid to think that 7 W's is considered "reasonable".</p>
<p>i guess i'll try not to get any more W's!</p>
<p>2-3 is below what they deem as the max for being acceptable. Go talk to a law school admissions counselor or even the dean at any respectable law school...for example UCLA, in which i have talked to the dean in person and asked. I have talked to various other law schools and the consensus is the same. Now i am not talking about Harvard, etc, but between 15-30, i have contacted and asked in the past. It is never to early to be in contact.</p>
<p>by the way im going for dental school!</p>
<p>i have 19W's attending UCLA, i made up all but 7 of them for a grade.</p>
<p>i thought u transfered to baruch.oops</p>
<p>You know that George "dub-ya" went to Yale right?</p>
<p>i was looking to transfer to baruch FROM ucla. i hate ucla.</p>
<p>19 W's...... dat makes me feel better lol</p>