"W" for a course grade in pre-req?

[Pediacare]

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I have had a lot of problems this semester and have like D in Gen Chem I. I only have till Friday afternoon to withdrawl and not hurt my GPA. I get can't get to an advisor and need help.

 

[tinkerbelle]

I have had a lot of problems this semester and have like D in Gen Chem I. I only have till Friday afternoon to withdrawl and not hurt my GPA. I get can't get to an advisor and need help.

unless there is some way you can bring your D up to a B, withdraw and take the W. It's really not a big deal.

 

[~~premed82~~]

Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw! Take the 'W, and do the class over again. I'd rather have a W on my transcript that I can explain, rather than a D. Unless you want to take the D, and do the class again and maybe try for a higher grade. But, thats too much trouble, withdraw.


IMO 😳

unless there is some way you can bring your D up to a B, withdraw and take the W. It's really not a big deal.

 

[inthe4cast]

W, bad for your transcript,
and bad for our country.

 

[fpr85]

take the 'W' over the 'D'.

 

[chaeymaey]

Take the W. Even if your school has a "freshman forgiveness" policy or something like that where they'll replace your grade if you retake it, you still have to report the grade in your TMDSAS/AMCAS, and a D in a science can really suck. My advice is to take the W, but retake Gen Chem this summer and make an A (even if it means taking it at another college). Last year, I was failing O Chem 2 at SMU, so I dropped with a W, but I immediately retook it at UTD in the summer and made an A. A few months ago, I talked about my case with UTSW's admissions director and he said that I made a smart move in retaking the class immediately and making the A because it indicates that I'm intellectually capable, I just had some personal problems at the time. Hopefully you're making A's in your other classes; dropping can give you a 4.0 semester. 🙂