How bad is a W?

bthomp1
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:03:25 +0000

If you have an A- now, and still have two practicums and the midterm and the final to go, I don’t see how you think the best you can do in the class is a B. There are more than enough points left to finish with an A or A-, unless you just are not understanding the content of K201. At least 150 kids who are in Hutton now this year will get an A or A+ in K204; your W will not look good next to their K204 grade, as most of the Hutton freshmen who are Kelley direct admits will probably be applying for honors. Its only one grade, but Kelley puts a lot of stock in technology courses, so a W would probably look pretty bad for honors consideration, unless you balanced it out with great grades in the other classes and have leadership EC’s.

Again, though, I don’t see how you would be out of the running for an A with all those points remaining, especially considering that you have an A- now. 500+ kids will get an A or A+ in K201 this year, as they did last year, too.

I would rather have a B in the class than a W, if applying to honors, although neither will look good as an honors applicant.

Also, I don’t know if you are trying to get into Hutton or are already in, but a “W” would make that impossible if you drop below 14 credits this semester, unless you add some credit hours in the second eight weeks of the semester.