I have one "W" on my transcript...will this affect my chances?

coffeer_amp_naps14
Fri, 29 May 2009 22:39:02 +0000

I am a student at a California community college about to start my sophomore year, and I have excellent grades. However, I am extremely worried about one W that I received in a statistics class in the fall. I was unfamiliar with the ins and outs of IGETC and the transfer admission process in general. I realized too late that I was in the wrong statistics class. I decided for some reason that it would be better to drop and take a W and retake the different stats class later, rather than struggling through an unneeded course while compromising my other grades in the process. I read on a different thread that UC’s do not really pay attention to W’s, but now I know that I want to transfer to a private school–preferably a small liberal arts college, with a few large universities thrown into the mix. I began freaking out today though, because someone informed me that USC does not allow people with W’s to apply. Is this true? I have been searching every corner of their website trying to find this information, but I haven’t had any luck. Can anyone ease my mind/break my fate to me gently? It would be greatly appreciated! If anyone knows the policies regarding W’s at small LAC’s (ie. Bates, Mt. Holyoke, Sarah Lawrence, ConnCollege, Whitman, Bryn Mawr, Occidental, etc.), that would be extremely helpful as well. Thank you!