take a W or Stay

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My overall GPA is 3.34 and I am only taking 13 credits this semester. I might be getting a C,D, or an F in my lab this semester and it's worth 2 credits. Assuming I get A's in all my other class and an F in my lab my GPA would be 3.35. My science GPA is already too low: 2.9 and I don't want my lab to hurt it. Should I stay in the class and hope to get a C or take a W?

 

[Likkriue]

If it's your only W I would take it.

 

[DMDDDSHopeful]

Take the 'W'.

What's far more important is your GPA # than a W.

 

[smile matters]

The only problem is that i am taking 13 credits right now and if I drop this I will be at 11. I would not be considered full time..

 

[DMDDDSHopeful]

It's not a big deal unless it's because of insurance and you won't have it because you dipped to part-time or something.

Adcoms like to see full-time in terms of 15-18 credits; not the minimum 12. The amount of credits you are taking isn't that huge. But I don't know anything else about your situation so you could be working full-time too and doing tons of EC which would make up for that.

Don't lose sleep over it. Just my personal opinion.

 

[Incis0r]

Take the 'W'.

What's far more important is your GPA # than a W.

Amen.

 

[pgex2t]

W, no brainer. Don't even think about it anymore, go to your registrar tomorrow and drop the course. Take this from someone who took 3 Ds head-on. It wasn't pretty.

 

[bing12]

Take the "W", the alternative is making it significantly more difficult to get into dental school. Choose your poison. I had a few Ws in undergrad.

 

[super frank]

Take the dub

 

[dr.d00m]

It's kind of ironic but in this case, you actually win by taking the "W" over a real letter grade

 

[MaizeGoBlue]

Why isn't taking L's on your transcript a thing yet?

 

[smile matters]

It's not a big deal unless it's because of insurance and you won't have it because you dipped to part-time or something.

Adcoms like to see full-time in terms of 15-18 credits; not the minimum 12. The amount of credits you are taking isn't that huge. But I don't know anything else about your situation so you could be working full-time too and doing tons of EC which would make up for that.

Don't lose sleep over it. Just my personal opinion.

My school is saying that I would still be considered at full-time. But I am not so sure. If I were to be part-time, would that stop me from applying to dental schools this cycle or the next?

 

[Likkriue]

My school is saying that I would still be considered at full-time. But I am not so sure. If I were to be part-time, would that stop me from applying to dental schools this cycle or the next?

No it wont.