To drop or not...

<p>Hey,</p>

<p>So I am currently in a spanish class and am doing fairly awful in it, and am afraid that it will ruin many of my chances. I qualified for Intermediate Latin II which would fulfill my language requirement, but was stupid and decided that I would like to learn a new language, and unfortunately it has only hurt me. Should I get the "W" and keep a high GPA or probably get a C in the class?</p>

<p>Also, how negatively do colleges view a "W" It would only be one, and would bring me down to 27 total credits for the year (I'm applying as a Junior transfer though). </p>

<p>I just don't want to jeopardize my GPA, but also don't want it to appear that I dropped it because the class is too hard, I just have difficulty discerning between the two languages.</p>

<p>one W will not hurt very much. it would look more competent if you say, drop it this semester, and retake it next. why did you want to learn a new language, if you didn't finish the one you started?</p>

<p>I did latin for 6 years through grade school and high school and wanted a bit of a change. However, while I was learning spanish I was mixing up the latin roots with the spanish ones and it was just a mess. It wasn't prudent of me to take that class, so I'll probably just end up taking Intermediate Latin 2 and finishing out my requirement, rather than having to go through 4 semesters of spanish.
Thanks for your advice!</p>

<p>colleges will make their decision based on your gpa through last semester...might as well stay in the class, it won't affect your gpa as far as transferring is concerned.</p>