<p>I am taking this class (and according to reviews online, it is extremely easy to get an A) for one of my core requirements. This class have basically nothing to do with my major at all. I just failed the midterm for this class (apparently it is not as easy as people said). I believe the previous professor was really lenient, but he was a part time lecturer and this semester I got a professor that is not helpful at all and makes the class boring. </p>
<p>Yes, I know that it is partly my fault and yes, I know that it is my fault for not studying enough.</p>
<p>Anyways, I will possibly get a C or C- in this class. If i work extremely hard from now on, I might get a C+. I really want to drop it! But i don't want to take the W, especially for a 1000-level intro class. I think it will look really bad for graduate school. </p>
<p>My grades for the classes i am taking for my major is in the A-B range. I just keep messing up the classes that are core classes. My GPA right now is exactly a 3.0~</p>
<p>Should I drop it?</p>
<p>I’d drop it, but in the future, do better to make sure this doesn’t happen again. One W in a class unrelated to your major won’t kill you for graduate school, assuming an otherwise good application. The hit to your GPA would be worse than the W, and it’s more important to pull up your GPA.</p>
<p>This is actually my second semester. I am a transfer student. My first semester I got a B and A in my major classes. I just messed up with a C in this Arts core class.</p>
<p>With a C and a W…how bad is that? I’m aiming for a A-B list grad school</p>
<p>It will depend greatly on what field you’re in and what degree you want (Masters, PhD, professional degree). Graduate admissions is very different that undergraduate admissions.</p>
<p>And my advice still stands. Regardless of what semester this is or how much time you have left, one W in a class unrelated to your field is not going to kill you, and it’s very important that you keep your GPA (at least) above a 3.0. Many graduate programs have cutoffs at 3.0, and while students may be able to get in with a lower GPA, there’s no reason to go down that route unless you have to.</p>