I'm currently at a two year community college.
I'm taking a biology class where I have figured the highest I could pass with at this moment is a C-, and this is with 100% on everything, which is unlikely. So, the more plausible case is a D- or D.
I have the option of withdrawing from the class. The withdraw will show on my transcript, and it does not affect my GPA. Or I can continue going to class, receive the D (or lower) grade, and repeat it. The repeat shows on my transcript also, and the higher grade is calcuated into my GPA.
Is it better to withdraw now, or receive the D (or lower) grade and repeat?
2006-10-14 15:46:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I would withdraw and take the WP on your transcript. Be prepared to explain it when you apply to grad schools, but if you don't have a good reason think about making it up. I have a WP on my transcript mainly bc the class was too hard for me and I did not enjoy it, but also that semester I had to deal with the death of my Grandma and a high school friend (and had a bad boyfriend relationship as well)
2006-10-14 15:50:52 · answer #1 · answered by Katherine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming you don't have a history of lots of withdrawals from classes, the "W" looks better on the transcript than does the "D". It does seem to me, however, that it is very early in the semester for you to know that a C- is the maximum possible grade for you (this would mean that you had already gotten F's on more than half of all work required for the semester). You might want to check this with the instructor to make sure you have made the correct calculations.
The advantage to repeating, on the other hand, would be that you would have had exposure to the material before when you go to take the class again, so that it will, at least, feel familiar. Can you combine the two advantages, by taking a "W" and auditing the rest of the class so that it will be less intimidating when you go to repeat it in the future?
2006-10-14 23:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Withdraw, then take it again. That way, instead of a D and a whatever you get, you have a W and whatever you get. Much better. I had several Ws on my college transcript and nobody ever questioned it. The D in computer science, they questioned.
2006-10-14 22:51:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Repeating try your best again
2006-10-14 22:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by arveen paria arasuk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋