Hey guys,
So I'm considering dropping a class that has the potential to mess up my GPA pretty bad. [It's an advanced physics course not even required for my major btw.] Should I drop it and keep my GPA decent, i.e somewhere between. 3.65 and 3.75 or keep it, avoid the 'W', and end up with a 3.55-ish?
Would appreciate any and all advice.
Thanks in advance.
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Drop it. Most people skim through transcripts and don't care if you have a W or not. Your GPA is what sticks out on your resume. If you have a 3.75 and a W it won't shout out: "I AM A 3.75 WITH A W ON MY RECORD!!"
I agree with above, but it also depends on whether you're going to grad school (MSF, MBA, etc) because they will certainly look at the transcript quite meticulously.
I just wanna point out that it's not completely harmless to have a W...
Yep. MBA, hopefully. That's what has me worried.
Don't you go to a target? I think that and your GPA would speak louder than a "W".
Thanks for the advice. That's what I was thinking. It's just my advisor scared the hel out of my by saying grad schools "very much look down upon a Withdraw." And, yeah. A mid-Ivy.
Nobody cares about the W, even grad school. Seriously. You fucked up one class, life goes on.
My school says that a W on my transcript after a certain date is the same thing as an F. Do banks go by school policy?
No clue. It won't affect my GPA though.
That's bizarre.
FWIW, I have 3 Ws on my transcript!! I took an extra class almost every semester, usually a challenging one in math or some subject unrelated to my majors, and would waive it if it threatened my GPA or I was too busy. I still graduated with more credits than necessary and it never hurt me.
Banks aren't going to take the time to calculate different GPAs for a bunch of kids. They are going to look at your GPA on your resume, and then I'd guess double check it with the GPA on your transcript to make sure you aren't lying.
For recruiting, I really don't think the W would matter. For grad school, I don't know, but if the class wasn't related to what you eventually want to study then I feel like it couldn't hurt that badly.
3.7 no question.
take the W
Decided to submit the W form.
Thanks guys.
One 'W' isn't that big of a deal.
Don't mean to highjack the thread. If I have a W on my transcript, in a class related to my major, but took the class the next semester and got an A, how will grad schools evaluate this? I was on track to get a C+, didn't want it on my transcript so I withdrew. I even took the course with the same professor. Am I screwed for MBA recruitment?
Take the W. FYI most schools have two types of withdrawals a W and a WF (withdrawn failing). The latter could effect your GPA but depends on when you dropped it and your school's policies.
Sidenote: Worst mistake I made in college was listening to an advisor. I could have graduated almost 18 months sooner if I hadn't.
Take the W. Bschools don't care about them. Cite some reasons later if they ask (extra-currics got out of hand, job, etc).
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