So currently I’m a freshman at Miami University and absolutely hate it here. For my first semester my advisor loaded me with 18 credit hours and I’m doing well in all my classes except one because the professor does not teach well at all. The problem is that class is the only five credit hour class I am taking. As of right now most likely the highest grade I will get in that class is a D. I calculated that if I were to get an A in all my classes and an F in that one then my GPA would be a 2.88. Obviously with that scenario being a little unrealistic, I was wondering where I should go from here. Should I just withdraw from the class and explain in my personal statement why or risk taking the low GPA for application? Or should I just apply to the Fall 2019 term right now before I even have any grades? My friends at OSU have been telling me the acceptance rate for transfers, especially from a more higher up university like Miami is high and that all I have to do is pass.
Can you withdraw from the class? IMO a W is better than a D or F.
I can’t imagine any college accepting you as a transfer student without seeing a college transcript. http://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/transfer/apply-step-by-step
On their application you have to put the courses you’re currently taking plus send in your transcript from here, it would just be blank right now.
I agree with happy1: withdraw now and take a W instead of a D or F. You’ll still have 13 credits, so still a F/T student, and if you get As in the rest of your classes (which will presumably be easier once you’re dropped the most difficult one) then you’ll be applying with a 4.0 instead of a 2.8.
Bump. Any more input?
Not sure if it’s too late. If you request to send your transcripts before this semester (fall 2018) is over, then OSU will only evaluate your high school grades and test scores for admissions. If you want them to see your college transcript, you need to request for Miami’s admissions to wait until after fall grades are posted.
Either way I would drop the class if you’re going to fail. Withdrawing looks better than failing.