<p>Just wondering...</p>
<p>a C, they assume you failed if you had a W. i've experienced this.</p>
<p>one or 2 C's won't hurt you as long as you improve over the years.</p>
<p>depends on the course, I have heard that a W is not that bad as anyone could assume your received it for a number of reasons. For instance, a finance major with a C in finance will not sit well with employers whereas a W leaves it for their imaginations (until they ask you of course)</p>
<p>What would grad schools (and employers) consider a respectable GPA for engineering? Over the past year I have been slipping from a near 4.0 to the lower 3s. (I tend to do well on prelims and badly on finals.)</p>
<p>Engineering is considered to be an intense and challenging field, and employers realize that. If you average above 3.5, you're golden. For those in the lower 3's, you may not have that job with Google or go to CalTech, but you'll likely find a respectable company or grad school. Upper 2's is really pushing the limit on acceptance for schools, and some employers may not be interested. Lastly, anything below 2.5 and you're ruining your future prospects, period.</p>
<p>going back to the original question, I'd keep the C. It's been in my experience to treat W's as failed grades the individual managed to get rid of. It may not be fair or true in all cases, but that's what it suggests to the person looking over the transcript. </p>
<p>Also, it will be a lot easier to explain a class you tried hard in and may not have done as well than it is to explain why you withdrew.</p>