<p>So I dropped a class the fourth week of classes before the drop deadline, and my transcript says “W04” for the grade. I was under the impression that if I dropped it on time it just wouldn’t appear… Is it only showing up because it’s my unofficial transcript and my official one won’t have it?? I don’t want a W on my transcript…</p>
<p>Not every class has the same drop date. If it was a 10-day drop class you might have missed the deadline. That’s the first thing I would check.</p>
<p>Well I read somewhere you can’t even drop with a W unless you appeal or something… I’ll check the drop date again but I’m almost positive it was a 20 day drop.</p>
<p>Edit: I just checked, and it was a 20 day drop. And I’m positive I dropped it before the 20 day drop deadline… I’m hoping it’s only showing up because it’s my unofficial transcript…</p>
<p>i experience the same problem. I dropped the class in the 4th week before the 20 drop days and W04 appears on my final grade transcript. It should not appear on our transcript.</p>
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<p>Do you mean we shouldn’t be able to see it on our unofficial transcript, or do you mean it shouldn’t appear on our official one?</p>
<p>I hope you’ll both post the final disposition of your situations; I’m pretty interested in the outcome.</p>
<p>i am not sure, i hope it doesn’t appear in the official transcript.</p>
<p>I emailed an academic advisor and (s)he said that the “W” would not appear on the official transcript. That’s a relief.</p>
<p>Hello, I am randomly reading this 2 years later and I can confirm it will not appear on your OFFICIAL transcript. I have a W03 on my unofficial transcript. I just received my official transcript and to my surprise the W03 wasn’t there. Thank god!! Makes me feel better that I will have one less W on my AMCAS application!!!</p>