How to explain one "W"?

[blondie888]

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If you have one "W" on your transcript, how do you best explain it? I heard that its not a good idea to say that it is due to you being overloaded one semester and thus having to withdraw from the course.

 

[jeffity]

Don't say anything. 1 W isn't anything. They happen to the best of us. No need to draw attention to a tiny, tiny blemish.

 

[blondie888]

There's a question on a school's supplement that asks you to explain any W ' s.

 

[iralex801]

Well, what's the honest reason for why you got a W? Then, write that on the supplement.

 

[Canard]

There's a question on a school's supplement that asks you to explain any W ' s.

IMO:

1.) Explain truthfully why you got "W"
2.) What did you learn from it?
3.) Did you really apply that lesson into later classes and got better grade?

I think that would be the best answer to your question IMO.

 

[molar3]

If you have one "W" on your transcript, how do you best explain it? I heard that its not a good idea to say that it is due to you being overloaded one semester and thus having to withdraw from the course.

you tell them the truth. 👍

 

[PhoebeAZ]

This happened to me too. I was asked about it in my interview and the truth was that I realized I wouldn't have been able to get an A in the course at that time so I decided to take it again later when I could devote more time to it. If that's the only W you have it shouldn't be a big deal. If you withdrew from a course because you didn't need it or switched majors or something then it really shouldn't matter too much.