Not sure what to do, Please Help....

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>For the major i am applying for, at UCB, i will have completed the pre- reqs by spring 09. The only pre req i have remaining is a statistics course. however on assist.org there are some recommended courses which are Calculus 1 and 2. Now for the IGETC, i have to 1 english, 1 math, 1 science course remaining. The english and sciences courses, i plan to complete in spring 09. </p>

<p>For the other UC schools i am applying to, they just require statistics and not calc 1/2. So i am currently undertaking calculus 1 this semester to satisfy both the recommended courses list and the IGETC. However i am finding the course difficult and will at best achieve a B/C. this will obviously lower my gpa due to it being a 4 unit course.</p>

<p>So my questions are, is it ok to drop the course for a W, and retake it again in the spring? Or is it better to achieve a D/F and then retake it again in the spring? As far as the IGETC, my statistics course is offered in winter intersession, so i plan to take the course then to fufill the IGETC math requirement.</p>

<p>I have no W's on my transcript presently, and if i did drop for a W, or a D/F, do i need to explain this on my personal statement?</p>

<p>THanks for any help</p>

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<p>It'd be much better to drop the class for a W (especially since you have none) and just take it in the winter or spring.</p>

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<p>thanks, do u need to explain w's on ur ps?</p>

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<p>no and 1 W wont hurt you. its when it becomes prevalent that causes problems, especially if you're planning to go to grad schools</p>

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<p>Yea, definitely take the "W". I'm not sure what your future plans are but if you want to go to grad school or law school they will factor in all of your "D's" or "F's".</p>