<p>I know (or hope) I'm not the only one. </p>
<p>I'm considering dropping calc because I feel my grade is too far gone to recover.</p>
<p>I’ve dropped a few classes. If my schedule has conflicts that I didn’t predict or I don’t see myself getting the grade I’d like in the class I’ve always assumed it’s better to take the W versus the F.</p>
<p>I have one W on my record and it didn’t seem to have any effect on my transferring.</p>
<p>As a first semester freshman I took 12 credits at my notoriously bad 4-year university; one of my classes was a 300-level European History class. Just past the halfway point of the semester, I realized that I was going to get a C- at best in the class, so I talked to the professor and dropped it. That dropped me down to 9 credits, which looks really bad on a transcript, and I was really worried about having a W, but I was accepted to transfer to the University of Michigan - one of the best public universities in the country - regardless of the W.</p>
<p>Basically, a W isn’t the end of the world - talk to your prof/adviser, drop it, and then take an extra course or two your next semester to make up for it. That’s what I did and it worked out well for me!</p>
<p>I would rather get a “W” than get a grade below a “B”.</p>
<p>I have an entire semester of W’s – I got sick, and it was pretty obvious that I’d either get C’s in all of my classes or fail them. I was able to explain that in the additional information section (emphasizing that I had been doing well in the courses, and just got sick), so I’m hoping that the admissions people will overlook it. I also made sure that I took summer classes, and more than a full load of credits the following semester.</p>
<p>One withdraw really shouldn’t be a problem – people withdraw from classes for tons of reasons (schedule conflicts, bad grades, unsatisfied with class material, sickness, etc.), and schools recognize that. I read once that what’s worrying to an admissions counselor is seeing that a student drops one or two classes a semester, something that shows either a lack of planning ahead or a desire to only take easy classes.</p>
<p>I retroactively dropped 3 classes because I was deathly ill in my freshman Winter and Spring quarters.
I didn’t drop every class, but a few that I did sub-par in. So, technically, I got them dropped through a medical hardship withdrawal process in the Fall of my Sophomore year.
From what I understand, as long as you have a good reason, and you can explain it in your additional information section, you should be all set.
I had my counselor talk about my withdrawals in her counselor’s letter, so you should consider that too if it’s important.</p>
<p>Well I know it’s not the end of the world but some of the schools I’m applying to say that calc is either required or recommended to transfer. I’ve notified them that I am taking it right now. </p>
<p>I feel that dropping it might cause one of my top schools (if I get in) to possibly retract their admissions offer. It’s not the end of the world but I guess j should be prepared for a school to do that if I end up dropping it.</p>