Really want to withdraw

[Jambino]

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Hi, I am taking three history classes. Unfortunately, I absolutely HATE these classes. I hate the entire major in general. I don't know why I even chose the major to begin with. I hate the readings, I hate the discussions and I hate coming to class. I love Criminology and the classes are exciting and fun (upper level classes). I was wondering what you guys thought about withdrawing from these three classes. Unfortunately it's too late to withdraw without a "W" so I don't have that luxury anymore. I should mention that my science grades are average (not stellar) and I'd be applying MD/DO. I also don't have any W's on my transcript

Any help is appreciated, thank you 🙂

 

[raltima07]

Are you getting bad grades in theses classes?

 

[Jambino]

Are you getting bad grades in theses classes?

Nope the class seems easy but mind-numbing and takes up way too much up of my time that I should be devoting to my science classes

 

[gmcguitar4]

I would say just tough it out. I took many courses I hated through undergrad. It's better to be tormented and get the A's then have to explain a W during an interview. Over time people can accumulate red flags in their app and it is best to keep it them to a minimum.

What year undergrad? have you declared your major? How is your cGPA/sGPA looking as of now?

 

[Jambino]

I would say just tough it out. I took many courses I hated through undergrad. It's better to be tormented and get the A's then have to explain a W during an interview. Over time people can accumulate red flags in their app and it is best to keep it them to a minimum.

What year undergrad? have you declared your major? How is your cGPA/sGPA looking as of now?

I'm like 3rd year undergrad and I don't know what major to pick heh. I'm getting all of my prereqs out of the way. First I wanted to do Psychology, then History, now Criminology. I can't make up my mind. Maybe I outta just do Biology. cGPA/sGPA is okay, 3.4-3.5 range, not very good but I'm trying to work on it.

I'm afraid that if I keep continuing in these 3 classes I'll lose interest and drive and just start doing bad in the class

 

[gmcguitar4]

I'm afraid that if I keep continuing in these 3 classes I'll lose interest and drive and just start doing bad in the class

If the class material doesn't drive you, then your aspiration of attending medical school and becoming a physician should become the driving force. It may be difficult for now, but it will make your life easier when it comes to the application process.

The major you pick doesn't really matter in my opinion, although being a chem major definitely helped with MCAT. . Undergraduate study is just a primer for your work ethic nothing more, so just pick a major with coursework that you are most interested in. Being history, criminology, etc. makes you stand out and shows adcoms you are well rounded.

 

[Jambino]

If the class material doesn't drive you, then your aspiration of attending medical school and becoming a physician should become the driving force. It may be difficult for now, but it will make your life easier when it comes to the application process.

The major you pick doesn't really matter in my opinion, although being a chem major definitely helped with MCAT. . Undergraduate study is just a primer for your work ethic nothing more, so just pick a major with coursework that you are most interested in. Being history, criminology, etc. makes you stand out and shows adcoms you are well rounded.

The history classes would be effectively useless if I would be switching majors though.

 

[kexy]

I mean, you could probably withdraw from one and no one would care. Maybe you could just withdraw from the most annoying/boring one? I don't know about withdrawing from all three though, I imagine that 3 W's from one semester would require some kind of justification (family problems, health problems, whatever).

 

[gmcguitar4]

They would be useless toward your major, but all I am telling you is that W's are red flags for an application. It is best to avoid them at all costs, unless you are subject to some extenuating circumstances that requires you to drop them.

If you rock your MCAT and get straight A's through the rest of your undergrad career it will probably be something they look over, but why try to raise questions in the first place.

 

[Sesom]

Nope the class seems easy but mind-numbing and takes up way too much up of my time that I should be devoting to my science classes

If you think you can easily get an A in all of them then you shouldn't withdraw.