the ”W” on transcript..?

Question

我現在在加州的一所社區大學讀書
想準備轉到UC / Cal state
UC - LA/Berkeley/San Diego
Cal State - Fullerton/Long Beach
I might major in Sociology, but its still undecided, its just a major i\'m considering.
And i\'m currently taking Sociology 1. For some reason I want to drop it, but it will show a \"W\" on my transcript, will it make my transcript look bad?
What does \"W\" do, and how will the Universities think of it?

Answer 1

You may want to check with UC and Cal State admissions in how they interpret or calculate a withdraw.

From experience, a withdraw is highly discouraged, because it essentially means you dropped a course because you did not believe you can pass or get a decent grade. I know there are some schools who actually consider "W" as "F" in grades.

Unless you are certain you won't pass the course, I don't think you should withdraw, espeically if it's one of the "core" classes in your major. You may want to switch to a pass/fail grading for that class if you do not want the grade to affect your GPA.

In any event, check with the admission offices. Good luck!

Answer 2

UCLA,UCB..這兩所..有W會不會影響..我是不知道啦..不過UCSD來講,其實有W是被允許的..不要太多就可以了..然後整體就是要看你的GPA了..依照去年UC得錄取率來講..Sociology -GPA大概3.2就很有可能被錄取了..至於UCLA,UCB,就真的要看機率了..GPA高是非常重要的..有W怎麽樣都比有F來得好..至於CSUF,CSULB..有幾個W肯定是不會影響的啦..GPA 保持在3.0以上就有機會了..總得來講,高GPA跟實力是最重要的..有1,2個W是不會影響太多的..

Answer 3

W stands for Withdraw

Answer 4

The "W" simply indicates that a course has been dropped between the 4th and 10th week of the semester. A course that has been dropped with a "W" is not used in the
GPA calculation.
Be cautious of the total number of 'W's' on your transcipt - it could be a concern to a
potential employer or graduate school!!!!

So, somehow it does look bad. You must think of it very carefully!!
Hope you can make a right choice eh. Good luck!