Will one W hurt my chances at USC?

<p>Current GPA is about a 3.4 (USC avg is 3.3), and I am thinking of dropping one of my classes a week before finals which would give me a W. How bad would this look on my application to USC business school? Thanks for any insights, from a 4th year undergrad.</p>

<p>That wouldn’t make or break your application. B-School isn’t like other schools, where you get in on stats alone. I’ve seen tons of 3.8+ and 750+ getting rejected from top tier schools. You should concentrate on getting good work experience.</p>

<p>Make it a withdraw passing and I don’t see any issues with it.</p>