<p>I am not so bothered by the W’s as I am the Ds, Fs, and NPs. It seems that UCs cut people a lot of slack. But the slack that is cut is cut for everyone so I guess it is fair. I am not so sure that a person that has a couple of Bs and Cs and a slightly lower GPA is not as good as a student that has a ton of Ds and NPs and with slightly higher GPA. I guess a person could purposely get a D or an F and not have the class count toward UC GPA rather than get a B or C and when they take it the second time they would likely get an A. I am not so sure that I trust the admission officers judgment if they are selecting the person with the ton of Ds, Fs and NPs over a person who has none.</p>