Should I take the W?

Graduate School Law School
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<p>OK I'm having serious problems here.
I have a 3.65 GPA from my first school (27 credits), a 3.89 from my second school (62 credits), and now I've transferred to a much more difficult school and I'm getting B's and B+'s so far. </p>

<p>I took a mid-term for one of my English classes today and I had to identify 20 out of 25 quotations by their work and author and then write 2 sentences explaining their significance.</p>

<p>We were allowed to keep our copies of the exam and I found out that I correctly identified 13/20. This was supposed to be my easiest class and trust me the readings aren't difficult (Verne, Stevenson, Kipling, Twain, etc.) but the professor put some really obscure quotes on the exam. I don't see how I could have done better short of reading the works 3 times each. (Which isn't even feasible)</p>

<p>Should I just take the W and salvage my chances of still getting into the top half of the T14 or should I chance it and stay in the class knowing I got a 65 at best on this mid-term?
The mid-term is 20% of the course grade with a 10 page paper and a final constituting the other 80%.</p>

<p>I have never taken a W before and I'm really opposed to it, but I think the professor threw some serious curveballs at me.</p>

<p>Btw, I'm Puerto Rican so I will get the URM boost.</p>

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<p>Take the W and shut the **** up.
No one will ever care about a single w. You’re more likely to get dinged for transferring so many times than for a w.
For all they know, you dropped the class 2 weeks in, or whenever the day after the deadline is for you guys.</p>

<p>Also, being a Puerto Rican is NOT an advantage. Admissions offices are notoriously filled with Dominicans. You do the math. </p>

<p>And how the hell is this a serious problem? Unless you were talking about you being puerto rican?</p>

<p>On a serious note though, don’t worry about it. A w doesn’t really matter. There’s no reason why you should have an aversion to it. You’re doing great and appear to be a great school (UVA). Even if you get a lower grade in the course, I’m sure you’ll do fine on the lsat.</p>