Hey guys,
Junior standing right now, finishing up my Spanish major this semester and am still working on my Biology major and Chem minor at a small school in Kansas.
Taking my last spanish class this semester, and should end my major with a 3.89GPA there.
My cumulative is a 3.67 right now, science GPA is a 3.44 right now (my science courses last fall brought it down)
Nothing ever lower than a B, however. (No B-)
Anyway, back to the main point of the post, I am currently in a 400 level faith class (liberal arts 😡) and due to poor advising I thought it was going to be a pretty easy class. Well, it turns out we have 3 grades the entire semester (midterm which was just a few weeks ago, a final, and a presentation of which i got partnered with kind of a slacker). I got a C on the midterm, so I'd really have to do well on the other two grades in order to get a B in the course.
My general consensus after searching the web is that a single W on my transcript won't really raise any red flags. I do have a good reason behind it (poor advising, first time doing lab research which takes up a lot of time, and just a heavy course load [19 hours] and if I had to I could bring up the fact that my mom went through treatment for breast cancer, but I'd prefer not to use that as an excuse if I don't have to... it did tax me a bit emotionally and in regards to my time, but not as much as my other 16 credit hours of classes).
I don't plan on taking any other W's, but I think the general consensus is that a W is better than taking a C, which could be hoping for a lot at this point.
Any advice?
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to add a bit more into the story
*i volunteered at a hospital over the summer and plan to do so over this winter and summer break again (but i'm looking into a paid research position at UNMC in Omaha in the Cancer Institute.. my mom has worked in the hospital for ~25 years and knows a lot of people, which I'm hoping could get me a foot in the door)
*studied abroad in spain last semester
*active with my church and their volunteer opportunities
*played football my first two years of college, but quit over this summer in order to drop 50 pounds of weight and focus on school/MCAT/etc
*I am a 2nd year Resident Assistant (RA) in a freshman dorm
*Doing research with the chemistry department right now (which is medically related) (chem dept had more interesting research, but I was also thinking it would look good to branch out beyond my major)
*Biology Club/Chem Club/Organization of Latin American Students(you don't have to be latin american)/Alpha Mu Gamma (Spanish Honors Society)
*Have shadowed a few surgeries and rounds (planning on doing more)
*Many years volunteering and being a committee chair for the Relay for Life event ran by the American Cancer Society
Junior standing right now, finishing up my Spanish major this semester and am still working on my Biology major and Chem minor at a small school in Kansas.
Taking my last spanish class this semester, and should end my major with a 3.89GPA there.
My cumulative is a 3.67 right now, science GPA is a 3.44 right now (my science courses last fall brought it down)
Nothing ever lower than a B, however. (No B-)
Anyway, back to the main point of the post, I am currently in a 400 level faith class (liberal arts 😡) and due to poor advising I thought it was going to be a pretty easy class. Well, it turns out we have 3 grades the entire semester (midterm which was just a few weeks ago, a final, and a presentation of which i got partnered with kind of a slacker). I got a C on the midterm, so I'd really have to do well on the other two grades in order to get a B in the course.
My general consensus after searching the web is that a single W on my transcript won't really raise any red flags. I do have a good reason behind it (poor advising, first time doing lab research which takes up a lot of time, and just a heavy course load [19 hours] and if I had to I could bring up the fact that my mom went through treatment for breast cancer, but I'd prefer not to use that as an excuse if I don't have to... it did tax me a bit emotionally and in regards to my time, but not as much as my other 16 credit hours of classes).
I don't plan on taking any other W's, but I think the general consensus is that a W is better than taking a C, which could be hoping for a lot at this point.
Any advice?
==edit==
to add a bit more into the story
*i volunteered at a hospital over the summer and plan to do so over this winter and summer break again (but i'm looking into a paid research position at UNMC in Omaha in the Cancer Institute.. my mom has worked in the hospital for ~25 years and knows a lot of people, which I'm hoping could get me a foot in the door)
*studied abroad in spain last semester
*active with my church and their volunteer opportunities
*played football my first two years of college, but quit over this summer in order to drop 50 pounds of weight and focus on school/MCAT/etc
*I am a 2nd year Resident Assistant (RA) in a freshman dorm
*Doing research with the chemistry department right now (which is medically related) (chem dept had more interesting research, but I was also thinking it would look good to branch out beyond my major)
*Biology Club/Chem Club/Organization of Latin American Students(you don't have to be latin american)/Alpha Mu Gamma (Spanish Honors Society)
*Have shadowed a few surgeries and rounds (planning on doing more)
*Many years volunteering and being a committee chair for the Relay for Life event ran by the American Cancer Society
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