Withdrawals and interviews

[fish89]

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I realize that there are multiple threads on this forum about W's on the transcript, and most people say "1 or 2 doesn't matter." however, no thread has directly addressed the relationship between W's and interviews.

For those of you who have W's on your transcripts and have attended interviews:

1. How many W's did you have (and what year were you when you withdrew)
2. At how many interviews were they mentioned?
3. How concerned was the interviewer?
4. Do you feel the W affected your application?

 

[Avoidthetiger]

1. 2 Ws - one summer before sophomore year, one fall during sophomore year.
I repeated these courses later during sophomore and junior year.

2. 8 interviews attended - no question about my withdrawals (or my grades or my mcat repeats)

3. No concern

4. No

 

[CougarMD]

I realize that there are multiple threads on this forum about W's on the transcript, and most people say "1 or 2 doesn't matter." however, no thread has directly addressed the relationship between W's and interviews.

For those of you who have W's on your transcripts and have attended interviews:

1. How many W's did you have (and what year were you when you withdrew)
2. At how many interviews were they mentioned?
3. How concerned was the interviewer?
4. Do you feel the W affected your application?

1. At least 10...maybe 15. I have them all the way through undergrad and even one or two in post bacc.
2. None
3. Not at all
4. No. But if I don't get accepted I will ask if that was the reason.

I am a non trad though with a long academic history. But so far I've attended 6 interviews and had a total of 10 invites and it hasn't been brought up once. I still say a W is WAY better than a C

 

[rafflecopter]

1. Only 1 W
2. Mentioned at zero interviews
3. Obviously not concerned about it
4.Don't think it seriously affected my chances, because it was in a 1 unit softball class back in undergrad 😳 and I have great post-bac grades.

I'd honestly say that one or two Ws aren't a big deal as long as there's a good reason for them. W's in your pre-reqs would be a big no-no though.

 

[Avoidthetiger]

1. Only 1 W
2. Mentioned at zero interviews
3. Obviously not concerned about it
4.Don't think it seriously affected my chances, because it was in a 1 unit softball class back in undergrad 😳 and I have great post-bac grades.
I'd honestly say that one or two Ws aren't a big deal as long as there's a good reason for them. W's in your pre-reqs would be a big no-no though.

My Ws were in ochem and ochem lab. I don't think it's a big no-no, but I also had reasons for my Ws... yet these reasons have not been asked about so still think it's no big deal as long as you do complete them when you are ready.

 

[gravitywave]

1. One W
2. Came up at one interview (of 5+ i attended)
3. Interviewer asked for the story (it was my first term at undergrad, i had adjustment issues, and it was 10+ years ago anyway)
4. Accepted 😀

Coug's story is probably the archetype answer for the thread.