Fail Class or take a W?
I am currently at a top 20 University that allows students to change a course grading style to a credit no credit. I am taking a computer science class that was just for fun and in no way related to my degree what so ever. Should I go all the way through this class and get no credit for it because I know I will not pass (this will not affect my GPA) but it will say NS on my transcript for non satisfactory. Or should I withdraw from the class and have a W? Thank you, all help is appreciated!
Is this Brown? If you stay in the class, and anyone ever asks you about it, you can just say you took it for self enrichment. I was in a similar situation but I just took the W. Banks won't care. I don't think they even look at your transcript until after they extend an offer. Only MBA programs really care, but if the rest of your transcript is solid, I don't think they'll care either.
This is not at Brown, but I am currently majoring in Finance, and was considering going for an MBA later on. I have heard many people talk about graduate programs caring. My current GPA is over a 3.6, so one class that was a non satisfactory will not matter, right? thank you very much
Yeah I don't know anything for sure but I can't imagine with the rest of your transcript being solid coupled with great work experience, one class would kill you.
If this is Brown then you can just fail or withdraw (no difference) and use your external transcript. It'll show up as a drop/fail on the internal transcript but if you buy a copy of your external it won't.
W is for Win
Take the W but keep showing up for class if you want to
Banks won't care if it doesn't affect GPA but business schools might later on
If this is a certain very CS focused target school, then you can take the fail and replace it later, and it will not show up as a fail on your transcript. However a W never goes away
Take the W. Not sure why this is even a question.
Pass the class and just say you took it for "personal development " reasons if it is brought up
No brainer, take the dub.
Withdraw from the class, took many classes if I wasn't going to get an A, I would take the W. I even left a previous university to get into a better school to reset my G.P.A to 0.00. It was a fresh start and no regrets.
How many W’s do you have? Will it be a hard W?
Honestly, I have 3 or 4 W's in classes. I think it is easier to admit and explain a class you didn't like or had a pursuit in with the withdrawal rather just admitting the F saying I failed the class honestly.
Just take the L damnit
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