- Nov 27, 2005
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I just couldn't handle one of my classes because of work, so I had to drop the class after the drop dead-line. I'm in Junior college by the way; willit affect my chances of transferring to a 4-year institution?
How bad is a 'W' (Withdrawal) on your student record?
- Nov 5, 2007
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It looks bad but it isn't the end of the world. Try not to rack too many up
- Oct 4, 2008
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It's better than getting a D or an F
- Dec 16, 2003
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it's not really bad at all
people struggle with certain classes, if you are doing good in others it's obvs. you just had trouble
people struggle with certain classes, if you are doing good in others it's obvs. you just had trouble
- Aug 28, 2006
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It isn't bad unless you have a lot of them. Schools understand that sometimes stuff happens and you need to withdraw. About 5 kids including me had towithdraw from this class I was in because the professor was so horrible.
- Dec 2, 2007
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- Jun 29, 2008
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- Dec 27, 2004
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Don't sweat it
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- Oct 31, 2008
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just retake the course and it will show on the transcript that you have retaken it
- Oct 19, 2005
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nothing to trip about. i've had 4 drops through undergrad and still got into a few legit law schools. from what i've heard if your grades are good thenmost schools won't give much concern to your drops.
- Mar 19, 2009
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it has no affect on your grades, and shouldn't affect anything else really. It just means you realized the class wasn't for you, or your workload wasfor the semester will be more than you anticipated.
ishthedude
Banned
- Mar 28, 2005
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it is okay if you have a few W but not a good look if you have a lot....
gokickrocks
formerly kamakazipnoygt
- Nov 8, 2005
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- Nov 27, 2003
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I think for a certain # of W's you can take the course later and the grade will replace the W.
antonlavey
Banned
- Oct 13, 2008
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It's not that serious just don't get too many.
- Feb 25, 2009
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my friend just got his B.A. attending SDSU and SJSU and said colleges don't even look at W's don't even worry about it man. I had W's up theWazoo but I had a 3.3 last quarter and my gpa is a 3.0 I like to have my gpa in good shape so if a class is jeopardizing it. I withdraw.
- Nov 5, 2003
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it doesn't matter. generally, your past performance wont hinder your chances to transfer if you meet the institution minimums; however if your major ofchoice is one that is a limited enrollment at the school you might run into some roadblocks with too many w's. i had 2 years worth of W's and F'sat my cc then finished strong w/ 62 creds of 4.0 and was accepted to every 4-year institution i had applied for (ucla, uci, umd, uva, etc). good luck and takethe right amount of classes for yourself so you don't get overloaded.
theprocessofbelief
Banned
- Jun 24, 2004
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That happened for me with my Macro Economics class.
- Apr 30, 2007
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i had 3 or 4 w's and still transferred into berkeley.dont trip.
- Jun 29, 2000
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It's not too big of a deal, but try not to do it too many times. It's waaaay better than a D or F.
- May 4, 2008
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Not a big deal at all. I mean don't go dropping 5 or 6 classes, otherwise its fine.
- Feb 28, 2006
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Don't sweat it.
Just don't rack up too many, especially if your considering doing post-grad schooling within the field.
Just don't rack up too many, especially if your considering doing post-grad schooling within the field.
- May 17, 2006
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i got like 6 or7 im not worried at all
- Dec 22, 2005
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I got 5-6 of them. I'm not tripping at all.
