<p>I'm currently taking a summer physics class which I'm not sure that i can get a B or not. I learned nothing from this class, 'cause my prof is really lazy.</p>
<p>I have 3.9/4.0 GPA, 44/60 units, and I'm planning on transferring to Cal or UCLA (mechanical engineering).</p>
<p>Should I drop that class? I really want to keep my GPA as high as possible. How a W affects my transcript?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>The things I would do to have your GPA.</p>
<p>One single "W" can't hurt you nor your GPA so you don't have much to lose.</p>
<p>If you can not get a B in your class I would drop the course. A C would put a decent dent into your GPA on top of that if physics is one of your prerequisites for your major it would hurt your chances. I transfered to Cal with two Ws and I was told by a Berkeley rep that unless you have excessive Ws they will not hurt your chances. Either way you would have a good shot even if you did not take the W, but since Berkeley and UCLA is competitive for engineering I would take the W.</p>
<p>If it's one of your prereqs then it could possibly hurt you, but normally a few Ws aren't going to hurt you at all. Definitely stick with the class if you can get a B, but I would probably drop it if you think you'll get anything lower than that.</p>
<p>Just make sure you're able to explain why you got Ws.</p>
<p>Do you always have to explain your Ws, even if you only got one? I assume there's a small area on the app where you can put down little notes like this?</p>
<p>Yea, there's a spot towards the end where you can explain a drop in academics.</p>
<p>I had multiple Ws but they were from like 2 years before and my grades recently were all As with a couple Bs... so the Ws didn't affect me.</p>
<p>Yeah, kind of in the same situation. I got one W for a summer class that I took after my junior year in high school, when I had no intention of going to CC.</p>
<p>W's do not really affect you at all. I had something like 8 or 9 W's and I still got into UCLA. Like others have said, just make sure you explain it on your application and you will be fine. I will take a couple W's over a few C's any day. From what I have heard from other posters on here, excessive W's really only affect you when you apply to graduate school.</p>
<p>What's your definition of "excessive"? Like more than five?</p>
<p>I had 5 W's and didn't even have to do any explanation</p>
<p>get W's u will be fine!</p>
<p>I guess a few is fine but I'd be pretty worried about grad school with a lot.</p>