Dropping a course

[nichollsstudent]

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I'm an accounting major, and I am starting my pre reqs this summer.

My gpa is a 3.80, but this semester my daughter got really sick, and I had to miss a lot of school. I have 18 hours and another 3 hour internship.

I will have a B in Operations Management mostly because I missed so much school b/c my daughter. My only other W's are when I dropped out when my daughter was first born, and another W in speech 101 WWW in a summer session when I had 5 other classes.

I don't want to take a B, my first in 2 years. I have always taken a full load, 21 hrs, so I can definately handle the work. It's just my daughter was sick, and my B is due to HW grade.

Should I take the B, or drop the course? Will it be that bad?

When i finish all prereqs, i expect my GPA to be 3.85 and science gpa 3.85.........I really don't want to bring it down...

What should I do.......please help?!?!?

 

[TehDoc]

Depends if the course is a pre-req or if you don't mind spending more time taking the same class over again.

 

[nichollsstudent]

i need MNGT 368 to graduate in Accounting, which I plan to do. I plan to take a biol minor, but I can take that again down the road.......

Will this W in a non science course affect me that much?

 

[135892]

Unless it is going affect the grades you get in your other classes, I would recommend not dropping and taking the B. Now, if there is a possibility you may get a C, it may slightly change the situation. Ultimately, getting one B, in a non-science class, will not hurt you all too much, especially if you already have a 3.8.

Hope everything turned out well for you daughter, good luck 🙂

 

[nichollsstudent]

thanks!

but what do you think would be worse.

Personally, I would rather take the W and retake for an A later on...


Is this an excuse that comes up often? I don't want the adcomm to roll their eyes at another W.

 

[TexanGirl]

Not to be rude, but how can you expect your GPA to be around 3.85 after you complete your pre-reqs if you haven't even started any of the pre-reqs?

While I think it's nice to aim high, I think 1 B would only cause a negligible drop in your cumulative GPA after you finish the pre-reqs. I'm not sure if you should be so worried.

 

[nichollsstudent]

i'm expecting to do well in pre reqs because I won't be working nearly as much (30 hrs a week now), and I've always done really well in science classes.

I just want to make the right decision for me and my family......

 

[TehDoc]

A B isn't much of a big deal if it's not a reoccurring thing but if you're willing to retake later, by all means go ahead. Your bcmp gpa should remain unaffected if you do take that B.

 

[nichollsstudent]

thanks for the advice everyone..........i'm just going to retake it later on.