How bad do 3W's look?

[preeverything]

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one my freshman year and 2 in biochem and biochem lab junior year.

 

[Lawpy]

It's fine. Just avoid taking more W's in the future. You don't want to give an impression that you're avoiding difficult classes to protect your GPA. W's due to personal circumstances are fine.

 

[Judson]

Worse than 2 W's and not as bad as 4 W's... In all seriousness though, you have one from freshman year (who doesn't?) and two from junior year. It doesn't come off to me like you're making a habit of this at this point.

 

[samvangUCD]

i wouldn't bother appyling

 

[ChymeofPassion]

Your first ever post and this is what you say? And what experience, knowledge, and guidance do you possibly have to make such a comment in a public forum as you first ever post as a premed. Or are you simply acting as a snot nosed, little kid in the guise of a college age premed? Speak up, why shouldnt he/she apply? well, defend your position or withdraw and apologize

Trolled and triggered

 

[samac]

i wouldn't bother appyling

:troll:

 

[iAnnihilate]

Hey so I'm just browsing around. What is a "W?"
Please put up with my ignorance!

 

[redferrari]

I had two and I was just fine. Didn't come up in interviews, and didn't seem to be an issue. If you get rejected, odds are it won't be for one specific reason alone.

Also, my state didn't allow more than 4 W's before they started to incur penalties on your transcript, so don't make W's be THAT reason.

 

[flapjack3d]

I have 4 and is hasnt come up in interviews at all

 

[RogueBanana]

Worse than 2 W's and not as bad as 4 W's.

its a letter of the alphabet between V and X

So much sass right now.

 

[RogueBanana]

Its the "insult-driven" political campaign that has got me riled up

My favorite part so far is the fact that during the debate Mike Pence called Hillary's campaign "insult driven" while Trump simultaneously re-tweeted insults at Tim Kaine.

 

[ZPakEffect]

one my freshman year and 2 in biochem and biochem lab junior year.

I think that how Ws are viewed depends on your academic record. I had > 10 Ws and I am attending a Top 25 MD school and was never asked about my Ws during any of my interviews. However, I also had a 3.92 GPA and a 39 MCAT. If your numbers are borderline, then the Ws matter more because more scrutiny will be given to your academic record. The best thing you can do to make your Ws "go away" is to excel in your classes and ace the MCAT.

 

[ChrisMack390]

I have 2 Ws and a bunch of interviews. I'm sure if I had 3 Ws I would have been OK.