<p>i really doubt it. a professor i had got a C in psychobiology or something like that and he still got into u of o</p>
<p>some schools will let you change a failing grade or a lack luster grade to a W if you prove extenuating circumstances. </p>
<p>for example, i had a student from new orleans who failed my class in fall 05, but at the end of the semester the registrar contacted me that i should change it to a W or a WF given that she had met with someone at the registrar and appealed for a grade change due to her circumstances.</p>
<p>p.s. in my undergrad, i got a C in marching band and no school even gave a flip.</p>
<p>I'm a bio major with 3 Ws on my transcript, all of which have no direct connection with my major (econ, phil, and psy). Are my chances of transferring to a UC lessened?</p>
<p>I got a W in one of my major courses....I had to drop the class due to personal reasons and I didn't want to risk doing poorly in the class. I'll retake it in the fall. The same term though, I made all As in all my other classes so hopefully on my transcript it will show that I didn't get the W due to being "lazy" or whatever.</p>
<p>Las fall I di dget a C in a general education course :( it was my first C in a class since elementary school so it was quite humbling.....but it wasn't in my major/minor/certificate so it's all good.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry too much about Ws as long as you are doing well in everything else. Plus, I hear that because the nature of Ws are ambiguous (can be due to anything...whether stress, tragedy, etc that a person gets a W)......since it's like that, Ws are not viewed the same way as Cs, Ds and Fs are.</p>
<p>I really hate asking these types of questions, but I'm tempted to anyway, so I will. What if I got a C in Calculus? I just finished freshman year (I know I'm young), have a 3.3, all A's or A-'s in classes that are for my major or related to the field I want to study. It just turns out that I took all year to realize that I'm NOT interested in studying science, econ, or math. If I still graduate with a 3.5 or even 3.6+ GPA, which I know is good, will it be less respected since I have a C on my record, or will that not really matter...especially since it was in calculus (completely unrelated to the psychology/cultural anthropology/history path I want to take in undergrad and grad school) and during freshman year? Thanks anyone who can help...</p>
<p>Graduate admissions is fairly different than undergrad. A few amazing letters of rec wouldn't even have them consider that C in calc (which isn't related to what you want to study at all, and it was in your freshmen year, and GPA isn't a main factor in grad school admissions, and and and). Overall GPA is somewhat important, but GPA in your major and courses relating to your major is far more important, and then there are letters of rec, research/publication, how you match up to faculty research interests/statement of purpose/proposed research plan, even GRE scores. Basically, don't worry. Law schools might care, but the grad schools won't so much.</p>
<p>My undergrad record has the occasional B, one withdrawal in the 9th week of a class (an elective), and an incomplete senior thesis course (ended up finishing the paper anyway, but for a different "senior thesis course.") I got into grad schools that are considered top 10 in my field, including one of the top 5.</p>
<p>I wouldn't sweat it too much.</p>
<p>I am wondering the same thing. I am actually a returning student. I have been trying to get academic renewal for my freshman semester in college but have had no luck so far. Basically, I graduated from high school early, with honors and high sat/act test scores. Even though I had not taken college algebra or any math since my sophmore year, the local community college I was accepted to allowed me to go stra8 into Analytical Geometry/Calc 1 (a 5 credit class) without taking a placement test. I was also enrolled in a 5 credit physics class and a 3 credit architectural graphics class. I was working 40 hours a week, also. I didn't really understand the concept of withdrawal so instead of dropping the classes when I started to get behind, even with 25 hours in the math tutor lab a week, I ended up getting a D in the physics class, and a C in both the math and drawing class. My gpa for my first semester in college was a 1.67 after all was said and done, before I even walked down the isle to receive my high school diploma. >: </p>
<p>Now that I have moved out of state and it has been almost 9 years since I have been in college, I am worried that those grades will hurt my chances to transfer to a good grad college for architecture. Without that semester my GPA would be a 3.9 based on the other classes in College I have taken periodically.</p>
<p>I am taking a Microeconomics Class online during the 8 week summer semester and, although I have a 92 percent in the class, I am thinking about dropping it with a W because I am worried that any grade lower than an A will hurt my chances to transfer. I figure I can reenroll this fall when there is more time to really understand that topic, since I feel like I am beginning to fall behind. What would everyone here suggest?</p>
<p>Sophea - no one will care about those 9 year old grades. Even if they do come up, you have an acceptable story to tell and your performance since shows that they are now nothing more than a distant "blip on the radar."</p>
<p>I'm not sure what you mean by "transfer to a good grad college". Graduate school is a whole new ball game - you apply after you have (or are about to have) your bachelor's degree. </p>
<p>In any case, with a 3.9, I wouldn't worry too much about a potential A- (and do check with your instructor, 92 might well be an A).</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. The reason I am thinking about withdrawing is because this Micro Class is covering a lot of material in a short 8 week period. I am taking two other classes and working 40 hours a week. Even though I have a 92% now, I am not sure I can maintain that grade in this class. I let my instructor know that if I do not do well on the Midterm this week that I will probably be withdrawing and retaking it during the Fall or Spring when there is more time to actually digest the information. See, the thing is, even if I have a 3.9 now, not including the grades from 9 years ago, my overall GPA is only a 2.3 including those 3 classes. I am at a transfer college now where I will spend a total of 3-5 years. Then I will go to, hopefully, UC Berkeley to complete the Bachelor and Masters Program of Architecture. I have just been worried that those grades will get in my way. </p>
<p>I appreciate your input. Have a great day everyone.</p>
<p>Hey! I'm a PSEO student at the U of Minnesota and am also highly interested in Physics and Math. I'm taking French 1001 right now, and it's going awful as I am getting like a C or C+ at best right now and am thinking about withdrawing. I was wondering if you, you being helpneeded, applied to Princeton and got accepted. Yea...I know it was three years ago but I'm interested in seeing if you made it or not as I am interested in that particular field. </p>
<p>Thanks! (haha, if anyone actually replies to this :D).</p>
<p>Hello, I am an undergrad freshman, and I am a Health Promotion and Disease Prevention major. I am hoping to go into a grad school for Physician Assistant program, but currently I am thinking of taking a W in my general chemistry class for this semester. I have enough time until graduation to retake the course, but as of now I am not quite sure as to if continuing on to be in the class is the most appropriate way to build my GPA since I seem to be struggling (juggling between my other science classes and work) right now.</p>
<p>Since general chem obviously is part of the required courses for PA application and is a core class for my major, would taking a W in it be a bad idea? we are about 7 weeks into the classes and I will have 15 credits for this semester once I decide to take a W in it…</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>I have a bit of a different situation. I am taking a class that I have already taken and earned the required grade, just trying to improve on it. I did not use a grade replacement on this course, but I can already tell that I will not be able to improve my grade. It is a major specific course, but since I already have the class and the sufficient grade, will it affect me negatively to withdraw from it now?</p>
<p>No. Seriously, don’t worry about it. They’re not going to nitpick your transcript to death.</p>
<p>I have more Ws and Fs than you can shake a stick at, and I got accepted to seven graduate programs. Worry about your SoP and letters of recommendation, not one W on your transcript.</p>
<p>Graduate schools want to see capability and interest. They don’t require perfection.</p>
<p>I need advice. I am currently taking a course on international law but I’m thinking about dropping the class. I haven’t gone to the lectures because they’re really long and late in the day (no excuse I know), but I didn’t really know what I was getting myself into. It’s about a week or two passed the deadline of dropping without a W, but I don’t think I can learn 5 weeks of material in 3 days in order to take a midterm exam that weighs 35% and the final being 65%.This class is a Poli Sci class and my major is intl stud poli sci, but it is not a requirement… What should I do?</p>
<p>I had a W on my undergraduate transcript yet I was still accepted to top-ranked master’s programs. As long as you don’t have more than three Ws on your transcript, you will be fine.</p>
<p>Hey so I don’t think that it was mentioned, but I’m in the case that you can have an UNOFFICIAL Withdrawal, where if you miss the drop period, you can not hand in any work and thus not allow the teacher to post a grade for you, so they have to make it a UW. Does that look bad, or significantly worse, than a Withdrawal?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how that’s different from a W. Dropping before the drop deadline is how you avoid a normal W anyway and keep it from appearing on your transcript.</p>