<p>Yeah so bascially taking community college classes as a high schooler. I've taken 4 so far (a language, math, and 2 business classes). I have a 4.0 GPA there, but dropped a business class this semester because of schelduling conflicts, but it was already past the deadline, so I got a W. But I was doing good in that class anyways (I had an A) and it's not like I was failing or anything. I will probably have around 7-10 classes at the community college by the time I send in my app. Assuming I do well in them, will that one W have any adverse affect on my application to a top college? Is a W a really, really bad thing to have? Is there any way to explain it?</p>
<p>sorry, but bump?</p>
<p>I’m no expert but I’ve been scrolling through a lot of forums about this question because I have a few myself. Some people say yes it matters, others say it doesn’t matter at all. A lot of people had proof they had gotten into some top schools like Berkeley and NYU with 5-7 W’s. There is no real way of knowing unless some admissions people log on here and let us know for sure. I think it really boils down to each individual school and there policy.</p>
<p>I’m just hoping it won’t, I mean if I do well in all my other classes and have just one out of the place W it shouldn’t count for much, right? But then again if I’m applying to extemely competive coleges such as HYP, could this hurt me?</p>
<p>I got into UCLA with quite a few W’s. I honestly don’t think one would be a big deal. Although, with HYP-type schools it might be a different story.</p>
<p>W means that you were passing when you had to drop out. Don’t worry about one of these, especially if you have a reasonable explanation for it. </p>
<p>Repeated Ws over the course of multiple terms would be a greater cause for worry. Do they mean the student has serious unstated health problems? Do they mean that the student can’t successfully balance his/her workload? Do they mean that the student can’t read the course catalogue and remember what the drop-by date is to avoid having the course appear on the transcript? Do they mean that the student is a GPA freak and drops the class as soon as he/she finds out the grade is going to be less than an A?</p>
<p>When you do get around to applying to college, ask the admissions offices what they want to know about your W. You may not need to explain anything at all.</p>
<p>^ phew, that is a relief. The W is a blemish on my transcript, but hopefully it won’t impact me negatively.</p>