UIUC Business Transfer Advice

zack504
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:54:06 +0000

I’m hoping to transfer to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: College of Business from a CC. Currently my cumulative GPA is 3.5 (3.11 first semester and 3.82 second semester). This semester I’m on track to receive A’s in 4 out of 5 of my classes except for Business Calculus which I will most likely receive a C in. Would it be wiser to take a W (which will be the only W on my transcript) and retake the class next semester in hopes to get an A, or should I take the C, which will drop my junior year first semester GPA to 3.6? I have all of the required transfer classes completed. I know that essays and extracurriculars play a large role in the admissions process, however from just an academic point of view, which option would make me a more competitive applicant, given that I plan on getting a 3.8+ my second semester?

Thanks !

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