Receiving a "W" during the last semester

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Due to a personal situation, I might have to drop one of my classes and receive a "W".</p>

<p>Since it's my last semester at community college and I'm also waiting on admissions decisions, how badly will this affect me?</p>

<p>I was also considering changing the grading option for the class for "credit/no credit" aka pass or fail, since it won't reflect on my GPA.. As of right now I'm stuck on what to do. Would it be better to drop with a "W" or do credit/no credit?</p>

<p>Should I still report the dropped class, even though admissions decisions might come out before the UCs see my schedule change?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>I recently dropped a class and received a W, but it was not a UC transferable course. I still updated it on the app update form just in case.</p>

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<p>Yeah, third this topic.</p>

<p>I might up end up w/ this problem, but the class i’m dropping has no impact on my major or IGETC, or anything else. I just took the class as extra “filler” to make sure i wouldn’t lose my parents insurance.</p>

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<p>Please report any changes as early as possible so that we have the most current information when working with your file. All changes in coursework should be reported.</p>

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<p>IseeLA,</p>

<p>I would definitely recommend taking it Credit/No Credit. I’m doing this for my Biology (ugh) class this semester. As per my Berkeley TAP adviser, you can take up to 14 units of non-major IGETC classes for C/NC and be in the clear.</p>

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<p>What class is it specifically?</p>

<p>Major prep?</p>

<p>IGETC course?</p>

<p>I dropped a lot of stuff during the last semster and made lots of random changes, i reported them all and it had no negative impact- however, none of my courses were major prep or IGETC related.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I dropped a class in my last semester too. It wont be a problem as long as its not a pre req or IGETC requirement and you still have over 60 units. I would personally just take the class P/F though.</p>

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<p>Hmm… the class isn’t a pre req or IGETC requirement. It’s a random music class, which is why I want to drop it.</p>

<p>If it take it pass/fail, does the actual GRADE show up on my transcript along with pass/fail or does it just show if I passed or failed the class without the grade?</p>

<p>I’ll be emailing the UC app center with my changes ASAP once I figure this out.</p>

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<p>your actual grade will not show up…just pass/fail</p>

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<p>Thanks nixie… so I guess it would be better to take pass/fall then get a W?
If I do pass/fail I’ll probably just stop going to the class but I’ll feel really bad about it… guilty conscience I guess :&lt;/p>

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<p>I ended up dropping the class just now with a W since I missed the deadline to change my grading option to pass/fail :(</p>

<p>Anyway, thanks for the help guys</p>

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<p>getting a W will ahve 0 effect unless it was a pre-req or satisfied some requirement. </p>

<p>Make sure you report it to the UC though, its better they hear it from you then get a surprise when you mail your final transcript.</p>

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<p>hey, it could be worse like me. I got a W, a C, and a F’s. I’m doom! but hey i’m still optimistic, i’ll keep working hard and won’t give up my dream!</p>