<p>I'm a 3rd year student.
-the course is an option and since I've taken too many options already it doesn't even get me credit toward my degree
-I'm only taking it to fulfill a pharmacy prerequisite at my school as a backup career option
-It's extremely lame, the curve is ridiculous, the lab is a lot of work, and the chance that I'll ever end up applying to pharmacy is approaching 0%
-I want to drop it to focus on my other courses and have a more enjoyable end to the year, but I'm hesitant to do so because I'll end up with a grade of W (even though I've talked to the professional schools at my University and they say that a grade of W is not an issue whatsoever)</p>
<p>But still, I'm really on the fence with this. It almost seems like a no brainer, but should I drop it or not?</p>
<p>W grades aren't really a big deal, as long as it's not a WF (withdrew failing). I think if you are not enjoying the class, are having to work too hard for a class you don't even need, and won't even get any credit for it, I say drop. It's better to have a W, than to stay in the class and end up failing because you hate it and stopped doing the work.</p>
<p>I don't know of a maximum. I only have 1 other one so far. I'm not failing, though... I was above average on the midterm and am one of the better students in my lab. This course will bring my GPA down, regardless, though.</p>
<p>do the amount of drops allowed go by semester or year or entire college career?
I know ive heard somewhere that it IS limited or something like that</p>
<p>If it's before the drop deadline, then drop it.</p>
<p>If you are after the drop deadline, consider your options. If you think you will do well in the course, just keep it and earn a grade. If you feel you will do badly, take the W. A W won't hurt you in your quest for grad school. There is a such thing though as having too many Ws (3+) on your transcript.</p>
<p>I'm guessing that I'll end with a B+ or so, which is what I have in it right now. If I did well on the final I could get an A-. I'm not dropping it because of my grade. I want to drop it because I hate the course that much, and because I don't need it, and because I won't even get credit toward my degree for it.</p>
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<p>A little butt hurt from your session with your boyfriend? I can't believe that you bumped a thread of mine to tell me this. Get a life you geek.</p>
<p>Oh, and as for this thread, I stayed in the course and got an A-.</p>
<p>I took Chem 130 (General Chemistry) because I thought it would be interesting and because I considered some majors with chem as a prerequisite. It has become a very time consuming class and I have an 18 credit schedule with 5 classes so it is very stressful. I currently have a high B+ in the class ( I got a C on the first exam but the scale for the final class grade will be curved so a B- is a B+), however, the class has become a weeder for pre-med students and the exams are very hard and unpredictable even though I study and practice extensively. I don't need to take this class for any requirement so should I drop it? I will get a W...my grade is not an A but it's not bad, but I am not sure if it is worth staying in the course especially because it takes a lot of effort that may be wasted...and affect my other courses?</p>
<p>As long as you don't have a slew of Ws (i.e. an entire year's worth) and then, even if you do have a slew of W's, if you aren't planning on transferring or going to grad school, it doesn't matter.
However, a W here or there on your transcript isn't murder. I have two and still successfully transferred out of my old college. It's when you begin abusing withdrawing that it begins to look suspect.</p>
<p>I'm still a little worried. I have a 4.0 now, so I really don't want to lose that by getting a B in a course I don't necessarily need. (Not that I expect to keep a 4.0 forever, but I will be taking many advanced math courses for one of my actual majors (economics) and that will probably lower my grade point, so I want to keep it up while I can). At the same time, even though I don't need chem, it could help be get a B.S. degree earlier (though, I might settle for a B.A. because that is more common in econ at my University), I currently have an A-/B+ but that may change if I get another C-, and I've already contributed soooooooo much work to the chem class so it feels a little bad just pulling out so late. Also, I may apply to some top 5 law schools, and I was told that some law schools count W's against you. So is it better to have a not perfect GPA (3.7-3.8 ish) than to have a W?</p>
<p>So, I might get an A- in chem, but I might not...Is dropping worth protecting my 4.0??</p>
<p>In my opinion, keep the class. You will always come up against a class here and there that will challenge you. You're doing well in the class. You're half way through the semester so stick with it. Why have all the hard work that you've put into it go to waste? Also consider the fact that post undergraduate schools will look at the rigor of your classes and determine if you've challenged yourself or taken the easy path.</p>