In need of quick advice

[steppingstone]

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So I currently taking biochem as a postbacc class and have done terribly on the first two exams to a point where it is very unlikely to get an A or a B.

Question is: would it be better to take a C or withdraw from the class and get a W?
My science gpa is 2.8 and my ogpa is 3.1 and nonscience is 3.5.

ANY advice would be helpful!!

 

[facecrime]

So I currently taking biochem as a postbacc class and have done terribly on the first two exams to a point where it is very unlikely to get an A or a B.

Question is: would it be better to take a C or withdraw from the class and get a W?
My science gpa is 2.8 and my ogpa is 3.1 and nonscience is 3.5.

ANY advice would be helpful!!

Drop it man!! It's already hard to get in dental school with A's and B's

 

[fellforit]

I would withdraw. The whole point of your post-bacc is presumably to raise your GPA. A C (or worse) isn't going to help you with that mission.

 

[steppingstone]

but does the W on my transcript look suspicious or bad?

 

[Sal427]

Withdraw. as long as you don't have many other w's on your transcript you'll be ok.

 

[bluesprite13]

Not sure which is better, but a W looks terrible on your transcript.

 

[jeffity]

Withdraw. as long as you don't have many other w's on your transcript you'll be ok.

I'd do this. If you have several, it looks more sketchy...like you jump ship too often. If it's one or two, then it happens. They don't know why or when you withdrew. There are a lots of reasons for a W, 1 or 2 is less scarring than pulling a C as a post-bacc with a 2.8 sGPA.

OR, really crunch the numbers and see if it's possible to pull off a B with serious studying and getting help or whatever.

 

[steppingstone]

i actually don't have any W's on my transcript yet, so I guess that's in my favor. Thanks for your advice everyone!

 

[fellforit]

Not sure which is better, but a W looks terrible on your transcript.

Like Jeffity said, one or two W's really isn't a big deal, especially if you retake the class later and do well. It's a pattern of W's that schools tend to be concerned about.

 

[free99]

Taking the W and retrying doesn't really address the real issue at hand - why are you struggling to succeed in the class? Retaking the class without a change in habits will likely produce similar results. Is it the only class you're enrolled in this semester?

 

[howaminow]

Just me personally about a year and a half ago.

Took general biochemistry at my school was struggling with it and withdrew. Then the semester after I took Biochem I instead and received an A in the class. I talked to a admissions advisor and she said since I did come back and did really well it wouldn't look bad or that suspicious, so if you retake it and get an A it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[steppingstone]

howmainow: were you in a postbac setting? i don't really know how to fully use this forum so have you applied/are you in dental school now?

 

[howaminow]

Applying now and my class was mixed, postbacs and undergraduates. I was an undergraduate when it happened.

I'm only telling you what an admissions advisor told me personally, so it could be for my case it was okay, and it was my first withdrawal from a science class. Those could also be a factor and the school that I asked might look upon it different.

I would personally call those schools and talk to an advisor to get their takes on the situation because all we can do on here is speculate, while you need to know the actual answer.