<p>Long story short - I'm doing very well in two of my current classes (getting over a 3.5 - yay!) and I just got my midterm back from my other supposedly easy 100 level class and it was bad. </p>
<p>Really bad.</p>
<p>I'm not sure ifI should switch to S grading because I have no motivation to even do any other work for this class because I basically failed my midterm ... but I know that I have to do something. And I don't wanna risk my GPA.</p>
<p>Does a W look bad on your transcript? I never dropped a class before and never so late but oh well.</p>
<p>Is S grading (where you get an S on your transcript if you get a 2.0 or better) generally better than a W on your transcript?</p>
<p>It'd be awesome if someone could clarify that for me.</p>
<p>And I thought a 100 level NW would be easy but it wasn’t.</p>
<p>So ya - which is generally better?</p>
<p>A W or an S on your transcript? S would count as a free elective and would count for graduation but that’s pretty much the only positive thing about it, I feel like.</p>
<p>When you say “look better on your transcript”, for what purpose? I doubt a future employer will look at that detail (if at all). Grad School or such might be different.</p>
<p>are you taking in financial aid? I could be wrong but I think if your credits dip below full time by withdrawing (w) you’ll be in trouble…(i’d call financial aid and ask about that)</p>
<p>As a person with well over a decade of work experience, you will never show a transcript to any employer except the federal gov’t (poss. city/state)</p>
<p>Either a S or W on your transcript won’t hurt in the long run. However, if you know 100% that you can get above a 2.0+, take it S/NS. You still get some of the 180 credits that you need to graduate, even though you don’t complete the NW Area of Knowledge credit. If you drop, not only might it take you a little longer to graduate, but you also lose financial aid if you drop below full-time.</p>
<p>Cosign. I’d rather take the S than the W. I mean, in theory if I were to be able to test out of a math class to the next one I’d even take an S in that introductory one.</p>
<p>So that’s why I was asking as to what would look better on my transcript in regard to S grading or dropping the class. </p>
<p>I dropped it yesterday though because I just know that I can’t get over a 2.0 after looking at the syllabus and calculating my grade thus far. I’m pretty glad I dropped it.</p>
<p>This still majorly sucks. :(</p>
<p>I got my midterm back from my other class and now I’m getting a 2.8 in that class currently, and a 3.2 in my other one. (Forget my comment in my first post. I must’ve been dreaming) </p>
<p>Maybe my grades are like this because it’s my first quarter here but man … this is bad! </p>
<p>I need a better GPA! And the problem is that I most likely won’t get into my second major here either - Econ - because my overall GPA will most likely not good enough.</p>
<p>Guys, I need advice! :D</p>
<p>I’m so close to applying to WSU and transferring there right now …</p>
<p>Wait, ECON is your backup?? They’re rejecting people with 3.6GPAs because their SOP isn’t strong enough. That’s a highly competitive major.</p>
<p>If you’re pre-law, why don’t you get into one of those easier majors like Education or Political Science? Something that interests you? I mean I would think that you could do better by following something you’re passionate about.</p>
<p>Econ is competitive, but I’m not sure if it’s that competitive. I’m applying to get into business next quarter, and Econ is my backup. I got into the Econ department in the fall as a sophomore with only a 3.30 cumulative GPA and a 3.54 per-requisite. Granted I did have a significant grade trend (2.60 (1.8 [Math 125, 2.4 Chem 142] → 3.23 → 3.30).</p>
<p>There was a guy in my 301 who wrote a mickey mouse SOP because he thought his 3.6 GPA would be enough and he got rejected. He’s reapplying. His prereq was about what yours is and he had a 3.7 in 300.</p>