I got a W in English 101 last Summer, but this Summer I took the course again and got an A. Will it go away on my transcript? How bad does it look to have that W if I also have a W in Ballet from this past Spring?
My first English attempt was immediately after high school. I literally graduated that same week. I had gotten all As in my assignments in that class but I was overwhelmed by our first major essay assignment which was a research paper and decided to withdraw before it was due since I was becoming really stressed, so much that it showed physically. This second attempt was a breeze and I got an A.
To provide a little more info, the W will stay there regardless I believe. A “W” isn’t bad though and you’ve shown you can obviously complete the class. People withdraw for a lot of reasons, so don’t even sweat it. Even the best of students will generally end up with one or two for some reason or another.
It should be mentioned that the UC’s literally do not care about W’s whatsoever. Some people on here have had 10+ W’s, but have still gotten in to the top UC’s without a problem.
10+? That seems on the far end. If a person racked up that many W’s wouldn’t at least the top UC’s get worried? Do they have to give legitimate explanations for the high number of W’s?
There are people with that many and more. Generally, the UCs ignore them. It may be more of an issue if the Ws are peppered all over and it’s a selective major. But generally, especially if grouped together, the UCs see them neutrally.