W's on my transcript

[Johnwickk]

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Hi Everyone,
How bad do Ws look on your transcript. I have 7 Ws on my transcript but most of them are from sociology classes and only 2 of them are from science classes. I was wondering how bad do these look?

 

[kenshin713]

They look bad, but if you have a legitimate reason for why you withdrew you should be fine. I received 3 acceptances 7 interviews and I have 4 W's and 1 F.

 

[Wall2Wall]

If you have good DAT scores, that should help compensate for the W's.

 

[JLT223]

7? That honestly does not look good at all and would raise a big red flag in my opinion.

 

[plusalpha]

I'm not gonna comment on how bad those W's look (because I really don't know), but how were they distributed over your undergrad years? On average one W per semester, 3 in one semester, or...?

 

[Jbrowndds]

How'd you get 7? We only get 6. Maybe's our rules is a Texas thang.

 

[bwc]

One is no big deal, two may or may not be overlooked. If you have more than that, your reason will need to be better than simply fear of receiving a poor grade in the class.

 

[AggieWannabeDentist]

I had some issues with my schools administration, and I dropped two classes later on in my college career. I had 5 Ws total and applied to only the three Texas schools- and I still got 2 interviews and one acceptance so far.

As long as you have a good upward trend and a reasonable explanation (not an excuse) behind the dropped classes, you should be good.