Medical Will a withdrawal be a red flag?

[Goro]

Hi everyone,

I am currently a senior. I will be taking a gap year. Last semester, I took biochem and had dropped it. I am taking biochem again. This was my first W. My GPA is really good, but I had to drop it because I kept getting worst and worst scores on my exams. Will adcoms look down at it? Will they question it?

One W is not a F. As long as you're doing well, you're fine. It's a string of scattered Ws that give off the clue that one is protecting the GPA.

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[Goro]

Thank you for your response! Does this apply to all schools or are the more selective ones more likely to look down on one?

All schools. And chill.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

You're good. A solid grade trend proves you can handle yourself and one W is not going to hurt you.

 

[tantacles]

Hi everyone,

I am currently a senior. I will be taking a gap year. Last semester, I took biochem and had dropped it. I am taking biochem again. This was my first W. My GPA is really good, but I had to drop it because I kept getting worst and worst scores on my exams. Will adcoms look down at it? Will they question it?

W's are not a big deal. Don't worry too much about this.