Withdraw from class?

[jcr_massage]

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I was just wondering if anyone knows or has any opinions on having a withdraw on your transcript. I am taking 19 credit hours this semester and I have decided that I am just way too overwhelmed with two volunteer positions also. Normally I would say that one withdraw would be fine however I have one IW (Instructor Withdraw) from an Algebra class when my father had a heart attack and I asked the instructor if they would give me a IW since I would have to be gone for three weeks (during a summer class), When I took the class last semester I got an A, However this semester I am already finding myself spending so much time on Biology and Chemistry that I am having trouble giving an adequate amount of time to Trig. Unfortunately the drop date was Monday so I would have to withdraw and although it would not effect my GPA it would show on my transcript. Is this going to look awful to medical schools, should I just bite the bullet and try to find more time (although I'm already only sleeping about 4-6 hours at most a night. Any opinions?

Blessings
Bodyworksweety

 

[CCEMTP2DOC]

I was just wondering if anyone knows or has any opinions on having a withdraw on your transcript. I am taking 19 credit hours this semester and I have decided that I am just way too overwhelmed with two volunteer positions also. Normally I would say that one withdraw would be fine however I have one IW (Instructor Withdraw) from an Algebra class when my father had a heart attack and I asked the instructor if they would give me a IW since I would have to be gone for three weeks (during a summer class), When I took the class last semester I got an A, However this semester I am already finding myself spending so much time on Biology and Chemistry that I am having trouble giving an adequate amount of time to Trig. Unfortunately the drop date was Monday so I would have to withdraw and although it would not effect my GPA it would show on my transcript. Is this going to look awful to medical schools, should I just bite the bullet and try to find more time (although I'm already only sleeping about 4-6 hours at most a night. Any opinions?

Blessings
Bodyworksweety

I have MANY W's on my transcript,many from 1984-85, and the most recent about 7-8 years ago. The most recent were due to surgery my daughter had and then some for myself. Just be willing to explain and you should be fine.Good luck.


Rob

 

[cockatiel]

I too have several Ws on my transcript, from being overwhelmed after the drop deadline passed. If you let go of one of your volunteer positions, would you have more time? And if so, have you kept up with the class so that you could get a good grade in the end? Taking this class may be more important than volunteering if you want to start med school in the Fall. 🙂

 

[jcr_massage]

I have two more undergrad years to go so I would not be starting med school for a while yet, I am just trying to be proactive and maintain my good GPA

Blessings
Bodyworksweety

I too have several Ws on my transcript, from being overwhelmed after the drop deadline passed. If you let go of one of your volunteer positions, would you have more time? And if so, have you kept up with the class so that you could get a good grade in the end? Taking this class may be more important than volunteering if you want to start med school in the Fall. 🙂

 

[mshheaddoc]

If its only one don't worry about it too much.

 

[cockatiel]

If you have two more undergrad years, then you have nothing to worry about. Take the W, and retake the class.... and get an A of course 🙂

 

[HunterGatherer]

I agree here especially with the lab components of bio and chemistry 19 hours is a lot! I have many W's from 10 years ago and it was not questioned. And remember the first thing they will look at is your GPA and MCAT. They are not going to give you extra points for taking an excessive course load.

If you have two more undergrad years, then you have nothing to worry about. Take the W, and retake the class.... and get an A of course 🙂

 

[jellibelli]

I was kind of in your shoes during my sophomore year. I spoke to a few upper classmen who gave me some advice. They told me that if I was able to pull at least a C or better in the class (and then retake it and do well, ie A), it would look better than taking a W (and then retake it). Their reasoning is that when admissions scans your grades, they'll wonder why you have a W (whether or not you were failing or they'll assume that you were failing) as opposed to having a C (which you can defend by saying you had a huge workload and couldn't focus completely on it).

In the end, after much deliberation, I took their advice and received mediocre grades (B/B-) in two classes. Also, I didn't retake the classes which would have improved my overall GPA a bit. And I decreased my hours for currics and job.

I don't want to suggest anything, but I just wanted you to know that you're not the only one with this kind of situation and that taking a W isn't the only option.

Good luck!

 

[CaveatLector]

Don't continue with the class if you are going to get a C. That's not too bright if you expect you could/should be doing better. Some med schools will replace the new grade with the old if you retake a class, others will not. You could be hurting your average if you do something like that. Not to mention that's a heck of a lot of time wasted if you KNOW you are going to retake the class anyway. I'd say let the vol. positions go. If you have 2 years yet you can pick up with vol. work in 3 months. No harm no foul.

If you hurt your gpa you risk not making past the first computer cut and thus your explanation of workload being the reason for the poor grade is irrelevant.

Drop the vol. positions and alternatively take the w.