Withdrawing from semesters effect on admission?

[dentaldamnnn]

Hi guys,

I had terrible grades in my first year of undergrad due to reasons that weren't in my control, I was going through a lot in life and my GPA was down in the dumps because of that. A few months ago I filed an appeal with my university to retroactively withdraw from my first year and there was a lot of medical documentation I had to submit as well as proof that I didn't complete course requirements and it got approved, so now those classes are not included in my gpa, however there is a statement on the semesters (PIC ATTACHED). How do you think this will affect me? How go I go about explaining this when the topics are highly sensitive?

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[PerioDont]

Doesn’t sound like it will have much of an effect imo. Just explain you and a medical issue and leave it at that if asked.

 

[macsak]

Hi guys,

I had terrible grades in my first year of undergrad due to reasons that weren't in my control, I was going through a lot in life and my GPA was down in the dumps because of that. A few months ago I filed an appeal with my university to retroactively withdraw from my first year and there was a lot of medical documentation I had to submit as well as proof that I didn't complete course requirements and it got approved, so now those classes are not included in my gpa, however there is a statement on the semesters (PIC ATTACHED). How do you think this will affect me? How go I go about explaining this when the topics are highly sensitive?

tell the truth...

 

[dentaldamnnn]

Doesn’t sound like it will have much of an effect imo. Just explain you and a medical issue and leave it at that if asked.

that's a relief. i've been seeing all over sdn that having withdrawal's is a big no no

 

[dentaldamnnn]

tell the truth...

yes of course, i have no reason to not tell the truth. i was just wondering if it'll negatively affect my app

 

[macsak]

yes of course, i have no reason to not tell the truth. i was just wondering if it'll negatively affect my app

it doesn't matter what we think
you did it already and it cannot be changed
it is infinitely better than what was previously on your transcript
trust the process...

 

[Lemillion]

As long as the train of thought and explanation makes sense, I don't see it hurting you long term. There will be areas on the application where you can explain situations such as this one. Long term, it's about how you handle things moving forward until graduation. Good luck!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

that's a relief. i've been seeing all over sdn that having withdrawal's is a big no no

If you got a semester withdrawal retroactively, you are in a better position. Tell the truth and at least that concern is addressed.