How bad is a W on your transcript?

[premed2013]

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How bad is a W on your transcript? On the NYU pre med advising site says "If you withdraw from a class or take it Pass/Fail, a medical school will assign that grade the equivalent of a C- or lower.". Is this true? I am really scared because I had one W my freshman year and I dropped it because the class was not interesting to me.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

W = F- basically.
Pass = D+
Fail = F-


































Jking =). A W will not affect your gpa at all or affect you. That being as long as you don't have 10 W's over 4 years. Also P/F won't harm you at all because its not calculated into gpa and some classes are only P/F sometimes. That being said the exception to the rule is do not take a pre-req as P/F.

 

[CaliGirl14]

OH man. You killed your chances. It's Caribbeans for you.

 

[dontforgetxx]

A 'W' means nothing, unless you put it on a belt. Then, you can set everything to Wumbo. Actually, if it comes up during the interview, you can start bragging about how much you know about Wumbology (the study of Wumbo).

 

[ArcGurren]

As long as you retake the class and get a grade (assuming it's that kind of W and not a P/F W) it really doesn't matter.

 

[thumbsucker]

^hmm, I withdrew from my second semester (16 credits) of college and I only plan to retake the mandatory English class.

 

[roseglass6370]

OP, can you post a link to where it says that on the NYU site?

 

[eablackwell]

My Ws didn't count against my AMCAS gpa. I have 7 Ws (granted 5 were from a medical withdrawal semester). I am worried about it affecting my chances, but I already have an MD interview so I'm hopeful. As long as it isn't a trend I think it should be fine.

 

[QuesoAndFromage]

even a school that made me talk about my one W (UC Davis) gave me an interview so I dont think they really care about one or two. There are exceptions like medical leave though

 

[45408]

A little worse than a C, but not as bad as a D.

 

[premed2013]

http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/courseRequirements.html

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/courseRequirements.html

Either I'm digitally illiterate or this is a pre-med club.
Honestly at 3 colleges I know of in my state all their labs are P/F. At my university from what I understand for my major psych major labs are P/F. And finally there are people on this site who have a whole semester of W's and got in to US MD schools. It's epic bs.

 

[wristbandMD]

Either I'm digitally illiterate or this is a pre-med club.
Honestly at 3 colleges I know of in my state all their labs are P/F. At my university from what I understand for my major psych major labs are P/F. And finally there are people on this site who have a whole semester of W's and got in to US MD schools. It's epic bs.

A number of my classes for my Bioethics minor are P/F too. And most of my labs. I agree, it's BS.

 

[45408]

http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/courseRequirements.html

If you get a D, it's time to re-consider your pre-med career choice; talk to your adviser.

Pass/Fail courses are also a no-go for pre-meds. If you withdraw from a class or take it Pass/Fail, a medical school will assign that grade the equivalent of a C- or lower.

Summer science courses are generally not recommended, especially at other, less reputable, colleges. Many med schools believe that summer science courses skip over a lot of material and that students do not have enough time to absorb the material. If, however, you take General Chemistry I in the spring semester, consider taking General Chemistry II during the summer at NYU because Organic Chemistry I is only offered during the fall semester

these f'ing guys.

Don't believe any of it.