Dropping a Course in my Freshman year?

juillet
Fri, 14 Mar 2014 02:40:04 +0000

Drop the class. I have two Ws (and an F!) from my junior year, both in classes in my field. I’m currently at Columbia for my PhD.

I’m not saying that Ws absolutely don’t matter or that it’s a great idea to do what I did (I was also sick that semester), but your transcript is really considered holistically with the rest of you when you’re applying to graduate school. One W from a random art history class in your freshman year is not going to completely tank your application to an unrelated program, especially if you are an otherwise outstanding candidate.