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I'm currently a junior (biochem major) taking 13cred.
-gen ed (3)
-gen ed(3)
-achem (3)
-biochem (4)
I've never taken a W in a class before and from what I hear it's not the end of the world...
However, i'm planning on taking a W on my biochem class which will leave me at 9cred (part time).
I have no chance of getting into the B range, even a C+ looks dim... if I get any worse my GPA will be shot.
I think the best thing for me to do is take the W and get a 4.0 this semester as a part-time student.
my dilemma is whether I should continue as a biochem major or change to a bio-major and potentially increase my GPA from here or stay as a biochem with potentially lowering my gpa (currently a 3.4 with a huge upward trend)
biochem isnt offered until fall semester so I would have to take two of my hardest classes in the same semester if I were to stay as a biochem but if I were to change to bio-major I would need 31cred to graduate in 4years which isn't unreasonable (planned to take some upperlev bio's anyway)
1. should I stay and try to squeeze out with a 3.5 gpa (hopefully!) or do I take the W and aim for 4.0@9cred?
2. should I stay as a biochem major and have a rough senior year fall semester or change into bio-major?
How does becoming part-time my junior year fall semester look like for adcoms when I plan to apply for 2015-2016 cycle?
What are the disadvantages of being part-time other than losing 3credits worth of $ and not being on dean's list?
-gen ed (3)
-gen ed(3)
-achem (3)
-biochem (4)
I've never taken a W in a class before and from what I hear it's not the end of the world...
However, i'm planning on taking a W on my biochem class which will leave me at 9cred (part time).
I have no chance of getting into the B range, even a C+ looks dim... if I get any worse my GPA will be shot.
I think the best thing for me to do is take the W and get a 4.0 this semester as a part-time student.
my dilemma is whether I should continue as a biochem major or change to a bio-major and potentially increase my GPA from here or stay as a biochem with potentially lowering my gpa (currently a 3.4 with a huge upward trend)
biochem isnt offered until fall semester so I would have to take two of my hardest classes in the same semester if I were to stay as a biochem but if I were to change to bio-major I would need 31cred to graduate in 4years which isn't unreasonable (planned to take some upperlev bio's anyway)
1. should I stay and try to squeeze out with a 3.5 gpa (hopefully!) or do I take the W and aim for 4.0@9cred?
2. should I stay as a biochem major and have a rough senior year fall semester or change into bio-major?
How does becoming part-time my junior year fall semester look like for adcoms when I plan to apply for 2015-2016 cycle?
What are the disadvantages of being part-time other than losing 3credits worth of $ and not being on dean's list?