<p>Consider this situation…first semester in college, and a person gets three A/A+'s and a C. If this person maintains all A’s/A-'s throughout the rest of college, how would this “C” first semester of freshman year be viewed by good medical schools? Would it be better to Withdraw?</p>
<p>… C’s are bad but not catastrophic. (Duh?) If you’re at Duke, a W would pull your courseload down from 4 to 3. This would then prohibit you from ever taking three credits again.</p>
<p>It is therefore NOT better to take the W, given the school you’re at and the courseload you’re balancing. Normally a W probably is better than a C, I guess.</p>
<p>Fortunately for you, it’s only October. Put in the work and bring that grade up.</p>
<p>BDM:</p>
<p>It’s just my guess, but if DeltaRoyale failed a first mid-term, it could be impossible to receive a grade any higher than a C at the end of the semester.</p>
<p>DeltaRoyale:</p>
<p>A C is not good. However, given that it’s your first semester in college, it can be explained away due to inexperience. Just don’t make getting C’s a habit.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. shadeschildren, I did not fail first midterm, but I was just wondering about if I got a C, how it would adversely affect me, but BDM is right in that it’s only October and there’s plenty of time left in the semester</p>