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I've been doing research for the past 2 years now in 2 different labs. I've been in my current lab for a year and I'm thinking of just withdrawing from it this semester due to timing issues and rejoining the lab in the spring. I even plan to be a lab tech for a year after I graduate this spring.
My research is 3 credits and the drop deadline was ~3 weeks ago. Would it look horrible if I withdrew? My PI would understand and he would still write a great letter, and said I can even come back next semester. He understands that the time issue isn't my fault, but would medical schools understand?
On top of that, it would leave me a lot more time to study for my MCAT that's on Nov 7.
I've withdrawn from a class before (calc 1) because I had biolab during the testing blocks for calc 1 and there was no way I could skip biolab to take the tests or skip the tests to go to biolab, so I just retook it next semester.
Should I withdraw? I would definitely leave lab this semester if it wouldn't show a withdraw on my transcript, and since I already have had one before from calc 1, would two Ws look terrible?
Sorry for any typos, was typing this in a rush.
Thanks for the help!
My research is 3 credits and the drop deadline was ~3 weeks ago. Would it look horrible if I withdrew? My PI would understand and he would still write a great letter, and said I can even come back next semester. He understands that the time issue isn't my fault, but would medical schools understand?
On top of that, it would leave me a lot more time to study for my MCAT that's on Nov 7.
I've withdrawn from a class before (calc 1) because I had biolab during the testing blocks for calc 1 and there was no way I could skip biolab to take the tests or skip the tests to go to biolab, so I just retook it next semester.
Should I withdraw? I would definitely leave lab this semester if it wouldn't show a withdraw on my transcript, and since I already have had one before from calc 1, would two Ws look terrible?
Sorry for any typos, was typing this in a rush.
Thanks for the help!