Withdrawn Courses - bad?

[amalgamgrillz]

Are withdrawn courses factored into your GPA in any way? Or possibly looked down upon?

I wanted to pick up another major, so I overloaded with an extra course. I later found out that I would not be able to pick up that major due to course overlap, so I dropped that overloaded course (without academic penalty). However a "W" remains on my transcript. Do I have to report this? If so, how will this affect me?

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[Blarelli]

They aren't counted on your GPA, but I have heard that an excessive number of withdraws is looked down upon.

 

[MrBeans]

You certainly have to report any "W's" you have received that are recorded on your academic transcript. They will not negatively (or positively) impact your GPA.

Typically a couple W's are not a bad thing over the course of an entire undergraduate/college career. But if you have more than ~5 this may be grounds for red flagging or raised eyebrows.