<p>im looking to transfer to barnard or nyu from fordham university at lincoln center. if i were to withdraw from a class (in my first semester) my gpa would be around a 3.7. with it i would probably have a 3.2 or so. the class i plan to withdraw from has a difficult teacher and this class in past years has had an average of a C/C-, so i doubt i could raise my grade. </p>
<p>i attended a well known challenging private highschool that didn't use GPA though i probably had a b/b- average. 1350 SAT. i'd like my college work to really show my improvement from highschool so would it be better to withdraw and get a better gpa or take a low grade and hurt my gpa? how bad does a W look at this point and to those schools?</p>
<p>What's the class and how many credits will you have without the class? I don't think they'll ever know who the professor was, they'll just see the class and the 'W'.</p>
<p>If your semester ends in December, it may be too late to withdraw (?). But, if you're sure you can't raise the grade, I'd drop it since I would rather have the higher GPA when it's my first semester. There's a big difference between 3.7 and 3.2</p>
<p>ive heard you can withdraw at any time before the final, though im not sure as to how true that is. also, do you know if its possable to apply for transfer twice (if you get rejected the first time and have more to show for yourself the second time around)?</p>
<p>and anyone know how a W would look to these schools? or the transfer rate for barnard? i hear its a tough transfer.</p>
<p>i don't think you should withdraw, a 3.2 is decent! an avg of C/C-, isn't that what avgs are suppose to be like? at University of Toronto, teachers strive for that avg, the infamous C. and most teachers make the grades lower, so they can curve it up! average on the engineering tests are like in the 30s or 40s, and they had to bell curve it almost 30-44%</p>
<p>yeahh well i just realized i cant withdraw anyway without getting a WF. so thats out. in transfer apps theyll be able to see that it was just one class brining down my GPA, right? </p>
<p>and i wish the class was curved but the professor is extremely against that. and theres no option for extra credit.</p>
<p>If the average is below a C, you could try talking to the dean. However, if averages are about the same regardless of professor, then I don't think there's much you can do. Just try to get the grade up as high as you can.</p>