Semester Withdrawal

[Bergamasque]

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I have made a mistake and scheduled for classes that were too difficult, particularly pre-engineering courses and am at a high risk for a semester GPA below 3.0. 30-40 hrs a week of lecture and 10-20 hrs of Homework leaves very little time for the tremendous amount of studying these classes require. Should I just withdraw for the whole semester? I fee like I am not in control at all, and have been losing so much sleep.

 

[Goro]

It would be a smart move to withdraw. People do get overextended.

 

[Bergamasque]

It would be a smart move to withdraw. People do get overextended.

Does it matter if it’s medical or non-medical? I went to the hospital multiple times for an illness that which has greatly affected my ability to focus on schoolwork. For a Medical W, my school requires a signature from a provider, However, as I was seen by many different physicians in the ER, the physicians are claiming the medical withdrawal process is reserved for inpatients that have been seen for weeks, and that each of my serial visits excuses me for the day of each visit. So they refuse to sign off on it, as they have no evidence that these symptoms affected me for as long. Would a regular semester W with an explanation associated to medical issues in the PS be the same as a medical W with the same explanation

 

[Goro]

Does it matter if it’s medical or non-medical? I went to the hospital multiple times for an illness that which has greatly affected my ability to focus on schoolwork. For a Medical W, my school requires a signature from a provider, However, as I was seen by many different physicians in the ER, the physicians are claiming the medical withdrawal process is reserved for inpatients that have been seen for weeks, and that each of my serial visits excuses me for the day of each visit. So they refuse to sign off on it, as they have no evidence that these symptoms affected me for as long. Would a regular semester W with an explanation associated to medical issues in the PS be the same as a medical W with the same explanation

SDN has this obsession with withdrawals. They seem to almost treat them as worse as failures or D grades.

A semester full of withdrawals implies illness, or some significant life event.

This is a sign of good judgment, there are too many people who ruined their Medical Careers because they try to bulldoze through when they are not at their best and then they end up wrecking their gpas.

What catches the attention of admissions committees is somebody with a very high GPA and Scattered withdrawals. That's a sign that someone is trying to salvage their GPA.

I'll reiterate that you are fine.