One W is okay, two W is ouch, three or more is NONO. Oh really?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>A med student from SDN said he had 6 Ws and received 5 interview invites from 9 places he applied to. His stats weren't that great either: 3.65 and 36Q. Then he advised people that W's are not the end of the world even if you don't have legitimate reasons like not enjoying the classes. I thought that was the case only if you had 2 or below but wow.</p>

<p>The reasons he listed were as follows:</p>

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Two Ws in one semester - I didn't enjoy the classes, so I dropped them as it became apparent that I would not benefit more than simply taking more time with the other classes.</p>

<p>One W in another semester - I didn't have enough time for it as well as to continue working. It was becoming obvious that I needed to drop a class in order to work, in order to: eat/pay rent/stay living.</p>

<p>Three Ws in yet another semester - I was sick for 7 weeks in a semester, and I simply couldn't continue on in the classes. (Intro to Plasma Physics and don't remember the other two)

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Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>A 36Q can put a shine on an otherwise so-so app. I think it also matters what the courses were that were being dropped. My kid had a few W’s but they were all in really inconsequential courses. Had they been in a pre-req I doubt they would have been over-looked.</p>

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<p>3.65/36 are excellent stats for a lot of medical schools.</p>

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<p>3.65/36 is pretty darn good. A few Ws are not going to kill you. 3 is definitely acceptable spread out over 3 years.</p>