Effect of a grade of 'W'

I think it's always better to withdraw than get a poor grade. If its the only one shouldn't be a prob especially for a humanities class.

If anything, it will affect your financial aid. It really depends on the program. Each program has different requirements. You will need to talk to an advisor and also a financial aid person if you get it. You have to have a 65% completion rate to continue to get it.

Different schools look at Ws differently. Mine doesn't care, but the community college where I did my prereqs really frowns upon them when you apply to their ADN program.

While each school has their own policies about considering "W" marks, I would highly suggest not getting any more of them. Do your due diligence to ensure that you're taking the classes you need to progress toward your goals. Also make sure you do well in your classes, especially early on. If you keep your GPA well up now, you will be better able to "weather" a bad grade later because the further you go along, the harder it is to change your GPA in either direction. If you do poorly early, then you'll be chasing your GPA in an attempt to raise it to an acceptable level and that can take a LONG time.

Good day, tu_hopeful:

At the community college I'm attending -- that uses a point system for its nursing program --- they give extra points if you don't have a "W" in specific classes; there's no specific penalty. At a nearby nursing school that doesn't use a point system, but accepts transfers from the community college, to my knowledge there's no impact of a "W" in terms of what transfers other than you don't get the credits for that course unless you retake it and get a C or higher.

Thank you.

It really depends on the school and program. I've talked to professors about it and several have told me a "W" looks better than a poor grade, provided you have only one or two, because it shows the foresight to leave a situation you couldn't handle - so be sure to address what was going on in your admissions essay or interview. That being said, I've had others tell me to avoid them. I unfortunately have two (one from many years ago doing my undergrad) and one from last quarter when I unexpectedly gained employment and couldn't handle my original class schedule. We'll see in the future if they come back to bite me.

I would suggest talking to an adviser who is familiar with your school, and the acceptance factors for the nursing program you want to apply to, and who can go over your particular situation with you.