<p>LOL, I’m going to assume that OP is a teenager. W’s are a viable option to everyone. Including you OP. </p>
<p>Here’s the truth. If you get denied by UCLA, it isn’t because some kid inflated their GPA with 20+ W’s. You didn’t work hard enough and others did. It’s that simple. </p>
<p>@ucastell
"They don’t realize that when they apply for grad school, all of those Ws and failing grades will be there regardless of “what extraordinary circumstances they had to go through.”</p>
<p>I can only speak for LS’s, but, W’s don’t count against anyone. People talk about this all the time. Unless maybe we’re talking about Yale and Stanford, W’s don’t matter.</p>