Chemistry requirement... Withdrawal?

RNGriffin · Nov 4, 2012

If your other courses are going well, I would stick with the Chem. Granted you will have a C, a lot of nursing schools look for those students who challenge themselves in a single semester. Your academic standing is important, but also your entrance exam test scores. You are already in the class an a WF is the only way to withdraw so close to finals. You may want to speak with your advisor prior to electing to withdraw.

If I am not mistaking, the period before midterm is the only time you can withdraw without penalty.

Saysfaa · Nov 4, 2012

Is Pass/Fail an option? That would be better than either a C or a W because it wouldn't factor in your overall gpa. If you can't do P/F then a C is usually better but sometimes a W is.

One of my schools said a W is better than a low grade because it shows the students is aware of problems and taking inititive (they have a lot of students who just stop coming to class but never bother to drop the class). That school looks at the gpa of the prereqs only (as long as the overall gpa is higher than 2.5) and then only at the grade of the last attempt at a given class.

Another said they don't like to see W's because they put a high value on students who follow through whatever they start.

The third said they don't care if you have some W's but they do care about your overall gpa. You can't get too many Ws without killing your gpa because every W is a zero. You can retake classes but the zero remains factored in. It also doesn't matter if the W was at a different school who didn't count it once you retook the class.

If your school doesn't count a W as a zero or if your gpa is high enough it may not matter as long as you finish at your school. However, if life happens and you don't finish where you are - other schools will follow their policies regardless of how your current school treats it.

The other advantage to Pass/Fail (and to taking the C) is that you can still go to the class and so get more background before the next Chem class.

x_factor · Nov 4, 2012

If your other courses are going well, I would stick with the Chem. Granted you will have a C, a lot of nursing schools look for those students who challenge themselves in a single semester. Your academic standing is important, but also your entrance exam test scores. You are already in the class an a WF is the only way to withdraw so close to finals. You may want to speak with your advisor prior to electing to withdraw.
If I am not mistaking, the period before midterm is the only time you can withdraw without penalty.

I agree with the above poster about the withdrawal period, you might want to check with your school. At my school, the withdrawal period ended nearly 2 weeks ago. Withdrawing any classes now at my school must have a written consent with an advisor and it results in a WF.

brenay · Nov 5, 2012

If you do get introductory chemistry then why did you bomb a test, resulting in your overall grade being a C? Anyways, you seem like you know what you want to do. So just withdraw and move on to general chemistry. But I agree with x_factor, be aware of why you got that C and what concept led to you doing badly on your exam. Good luck!

I bombed the test because I did not prepare for it. You have to study for an exam in order to pass it. I had a 84 overall grade & I didn't do well on the last test which dropped me to a C. I know plenty of people who do well in a class & then slip up and fail a test. Everyone has their days. It doesn't mean you don't get the material & you're incapable. It just means you're human & slacked off a little. Thanks for the luck, I guess! :)