<p>I am looking to transfer, and want to know if I should take a C or a W?</p>
<p>I am already admitted, but I would really hate to have a W on my transcript. Then again a C might be bad also, but would a few of them really hurt? I have about a 3.6 GPA right now. All of my other grades this semester I should have A's in, besides this one which will most likely be a C. What do you think I should do?</p>
<p>C is worse,take the W...it's not a big deal.</p>
<p>Even if I am already admitted it is still worse to take a C? Can you give me an explanation for your decision? Thanks.</p>
<p>is it going to be a C for real? IMO, work super hard until the end of the semester and make sure you bring that grade to a B at least. </p>
<p>If you have a full course load... overbrimming course load (like 2 academic courses over the average load) then I would take the W.... but if its in the regular range of courses then take the C. </p>
<p>I might be wrong, but here's my reasons for it, if you take the W, they'll understand that it was just too many courses.</p>
<p>Yes I am taking a lot of classes, but I mean I have had a few B's before, would 1 C really be THAT bad considering how many classes I am taking? It would be nice to get credit for the class, considering I have already been admitted to the school I plan to attend.</p>
<p>A W is worse than a C...the reason is because if you drop a class you have to notify the school immediately. If you think you might get a C it won't show up until they ask for your transcripts. Also for most schools when you get accepted the statement shows on the site that you must retain a C or better in your classes. I would not drop the class unless absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>A C, assuming your scale is weighted, can drag you down a lot. I would take a W because it does not hurt your GPA and is excusable by everyone (just give a good reason, which you have). I do in fact have a W on my transcript and I have talked directly with an assistant admissions counselor before (at Oberlin College) and she said that if you have a good reason, it's not negative thing at all.</p>
<p>a B is worse than a W... unless you're in your last semester and you need the credits</p>
<p>I was talking about a C not a B. I've received a few B's before.</p>
<p>a C is worst, they can really drag down your GPA. As mentioned, a W is excusable for any number of reasons. I had to withdrawal from Chem at a Commujnity college because the class recitation meant the same day as my Anthro Lecture at Drexel. Anthro counted for Gen Ed Requirments, and I needed to finish those before submitting my transcript.</p>
<p>On the other hand a C is explainable also. Keep the responses coming if you will. Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>if this is your last semester, take the C. </p>
<p>Reasons behind this: You wont need to take that hard class again in your new school, it will still transfer, and its not like your admissions will get revoked if you get a C in one class...If this class is a pre-req for your major, then it might mess things up with admissions if you take the W, since you have to notify the school that you dropped the class.</p>
<p>yea a C is explainable. But that will damage your GPA, a W wont. Thank god.</p>
<p>what mojojojo said.</p>
<p>It's my last semester before I transfer. It is not my last semester before I graduate from college though. More replies please, thank you.</p>
<p>well, as in my case, my proposed major was neuro. I applied to U Pitt, and they told me to finish Gen Ed and submit transcript when they are done. Since Drexel was Trimester, and CC was semester, classes at Drexel began 2 weeks ago, while they began at the CC in January. Since the schedules contradicted, i had to withdrawal from Chem at the CC. Chem wasnt required for a Neuro major, but GEn Ed were. So, i figured finishing some GEn Ed classes at Drexel was a good idea.</p>
<p>1 more trimester before i transfer too.</p>
<p>was this a bad move?</p>
<p>well, just dont make it a habit to get too many W's and since its not required for your major, then i dont think its a problem.</p>
<p>well i only have 1, and its from that class. Pitt admission coundeler told me to finish 60 credits of gen ed. I lost a bunch of credits along the way from thinking i wanted to major in econ at one time, so i had to take 2 steps back to go 1 step forward. Now im working on fulfilling those requirments, should be done by july. Chem is a corerequisite for neuro, but the schedules conflicted with both. So, who knows.</p>
<p>As long as your other classes are A's, even B's, I don't think one C would be cause for your admission to be revoked. Take the C; once you are in your new school, you'll want as many credits as possible to transfer. Plus you paid for it already, didn't you? Why throw $$, time, and perfectly good credits away?</p>
<p>I don't know how schools deal with transferring GPAs though. I guess if you have a 3.6 at the old school, you start the new school with a 3.6, eh? (I'm assuming every credit is transferable, of course). One C won't drag down a cum. average. I wouldn't throw away all the work invested in the class already. </p>
<p>One caveat: is the class part of your major? If the new school has an honors program for your major, maybe you won't want the C after all. For example, they offer philosophy students at Rutgers a chance to write a thesis if they have an exceptionally high GPA within the major.</p>
<p>well i withdrew from mine because theres no way i could be in two places at one time. Im sure Pitt will understand, ill put it in an essay.</p>