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How they are perceived may depend on the pattern of the Ws. Are they all in 1-2 terms, or scattered throughout? Did you retake the classes and earn As? Do you have Ws in the same class twice? Do any of your LORs give an explanation for them? What explanation would you give if asked about them at an interview?
Scattered Ws in a sea of good grades looks like one was trying to protect the GPA
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I had 26 Ws. I’m an MS3 now and had multiple acceptances. Just be prepared to explain.
I had 5 Ws and 7 WFs, all in a row, dropping 4.0 to lowish 3s. And a separate bright red flag. 99%ile MCAT. Strong/diverse but not insane ECs. Was accepted to a great mid-tier state school.
That's probably a record.
Eh I think that part of GPA is the status that comes with saying “our students had an average gpa of 3.93.” Also is a factor is USNEWS rankings iirc. This means that the number is the most important thing.
Get a high MCAT (shows you’ll be prepared academically for med school rigor) and I doubt the Ws will be a problem
Get a high MCAT (shows you’ll be prepared academically for med school rigor) and I doubt the Ws will be a problem
I have a handful and it didn't hurt me. No one even asked about then.
