Question about dropped classes on transcripts Forum
- High_Hopes
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Question about dropped classes on transcripts
Okay, well basically last year I dropped a 1 credit class 3 weeks into the semester because I was having schedule conflicts because the time just did not work out for me. So now I have a W on my transcript (W = dropped a class).
Fast forward this semester I ordered a used book from Amazon and it said it'd take 2 weeks to deliver and come week 2 it says it will still be another month. In those 2 weeks we read the entire book so now my question is should I just drop the class and retake it next semester and take the W? How will law schools view me having these W's on my transcripts?
Help appreciated.
Fast forward this semester I ordered a used book from Amazon and it said it'd take 2 weeks to deliver and come week 2 it says it will still be another month. In those 2 weeks we read the entire book so now my question is should I just drop the class and retake it next semester and take the W? How will law schools view me having these W's on my transcripts?
Help appreciated.
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- Hannibal
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
W is fine so long as it's not punitive.
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
yeah i wouldn't worry about 1 or 2 W's. When you start hitting 4 or 5, it might start to look bad. But really a high gpa with a few W's isn't bad.
- Barbie
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
I have probably 15 Ws on my record. Srsly. I have medical problems which have caused them, but I just attached an addendum.
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
And as far as your LSAC GPA is concerned (the one that matters), as long as the W is considered non-punitive at your school, it will not penalize you. But yeah, people go into the process with 1 or 2 W's along the way all the time. I would just be careful and consider how likely it is you might need to W at another time over the upcoming years, because yes they will SEE your transcripts and things will look fishy if it becomes a trend...
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- High_Hopes
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
thanks for the help guise
- Spinozist21
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
Not to steal the OP's thread here, but do you know how it looks when you have linked Ws? Like if you were taking a Chemistry course that required lab+recitation...if you dropped them you would have 3 W's. Would that look more negative because of how many there are? Or because they are linked should it not matter?mst wrote:And as far as your LSAC GPA is concerned (the one that matters), as long as the W is considered non-punitive at your school, it will not penalize you. But yeah, people go into the process with 1 or 2 W's along the way all the time. I would just be careful and consider how likely it is you might need to W at another time over the upcoming years, because yes they will SEE your transcripts and things will look fishy if it becomes a trend...
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
You should look at what you are actually registered for. If you registered for the lab and the class separately then depending on how your school classifies it, it could be one w or two. IMO, it is probably the total units you would be withdrawn from. Ex. 4 credit science class with lab would be one W at my school with the loss of those 4 credits.Spinozist21 wrote:Not to steal the OP's thread here, but do you know how it looks when you have linked Ws? Like if you were taking a Chemistry course that required lab+recitation...if you dropped them you would have 3 W's. Would that look more negative because of how many there are? Or because they are linked should it not matter?mst wrote:And as far as your LSAC GPA is concerned (the one that matters), as long as the W is considered non-punitive at your school, it will not penalize you. But yeah, people go into the process with 1 or 2 W's along the way all the time. I would just be careful and consider how likely it is you might need to W at another time over the upcoming years, because yes they will SEE your transcripts and things will look fishy if it becomes a trend...
- Spinozist21
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
I know what I registered for. We have to register for three different course numbers 110, 111, and 112 (as an example)...so I got 3 Ws for that...but obviously the courses are all linked. You, for example, cannot take 110 without taking 112 (or at least not and pass).xyzzzzzzzz wrote:You should look at what you are actually registered for. If you registered for the lab and the class separately then depending on how your school classifies it, it could be one w or two. IMO, it is probably the total units you would be withdrawn from. Ex. 4 credit science class with lab would be one W at my school with the loss of those 4 credits.Spinozist21 wrote:Not to steal the OP's thread here, but do you know how it looks when you have linked Ws? Like if you were taking a Chemistry course that required lab+recitation...if you dropped them you would have 3 W's. Would that look more negative because of how many there are? Or because they are linked should it not matter?mst wrote:And as far as your LSAC GPA is concerned (the one that matters), as long as the W is considered non-punitive at your school, it will not penalize you. But yeah, people go into the process with 1 or 2 W's along the way all the time. I would just be careful and consider how likely it is you might need to W at another time over the upcoming years, because yes they will SEE your transcripts and things will look fishy if it becomes a trend...
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Re: Question about dropped classes on transcripts
Spinozist21 wrote:I know what I registered for. We have to register for three different course numbers 110, 111, and 112 (as an example)...so I got 3 Ws for that...but obviously the courses are all linked. You, for example, cannot take 110 without taking 112 (or at least not and pass).xyzzzzzzzz wrote:You should look at what you are actually registered for. If you registered for the lab and the class separately then depending on how your school classifies it, it could be one w or two. IMO, it is probably the total units you would be withdrawn from. Ex. 4 credit science class with lab would be one W at my school with the loss of those 4 credits.Spinozist21 wrote:Not to steal the OP's thread here, but do you know how it looks when you have linked Ws? Like if you were taking a Chemistry course that required lab+recitation...if you dropped them you would have 3 W's. Would that look more negative because of how many there are? Or because they are linked should it not matter?mst wrote:And as far as your LSAC GPA is concerned (the one that matters), as long as the W is considered non-punitive at your school, it will not penalize you. But yeah, people go into the process with 1 or 2 W's along the way all the time. I would just be careful and consider how likely it is you might need to W at another time over the upcoming years, because yes they will SEE your transcripts and things will look fishy if it becomes a trend...
wow, that's a raw deal. I don't say this much, but that blows.