tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 6, 2008 W's have no effect on your GPA. The only thing they are used for is to put you on academic probabtion
moosiesmom 87 Posts May 6, 2008 W's have no effect on your GPA. The only thing they are used for is to put you on academic probabtionYou are right, but they don't serve a purpose. No grade etc. I wish they could just delete them. I think I need to bring some of those easy C's up. That will help me. Thank you !
tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 6, 2008 Hey well think of it this way each W means you were smart enough to pull out before you got an F
coolpeach 1,051 Posts Specializes in ER/Ortho. May 6, 2008 Tothepoint, I wish the financial aid people shared your point of view...lol.
moosiesmom 87 Posts May 7, 2008 Hey well think of it this way each W means you were smart enough to pull out before you got an FAs long as admissions doesn't think that way !! :uhoh21:
tothepointeLVN, LVN 2,246 Posts Specializes in Hospice / Ambulatory Clinic. Has 3 years experience. May 7, 2008 I can't remember what my last official transcript looked like but I'm not sure the even appear on an official one. Best pay the couple of bucks it costs to get one for your self and look.
Music in My Heart 2 Articles; 4,102 Posts Specializes in being a Credible Source. Has 13 years experience. May 7, 2008 W's have no effect on your GPA. The only thing they are used for is to put you on academic probabtionWell, enough of them do show that you have trouble finishing what you start.
Music in My Heart 2 Articles; 4,102 Posts Specializes in being a Credible Source. Has 13 years experience. May 7, 2008 As long as admissions doesn't think that way !! :uhoh21:A "W" here or there is not an issue. A slate of them in one semester is not an issue - though someone may ask why you pulled out. A generous helping of W's liberally sprinkled throughout your transcript is a warning sign.For what it's worth, I got into a competitive program with a 1st-degree transcript that had 4 F's, 2 D's, and 2 W's. In order to graduate, I repeated all four F's and one D and got A, A, B, B, C but those old grades did not disappear from the paperwork. The thing is, I followed that lackluster performance with 7 semesters of A's in upper division chemistry and biology so I proved that I could be a successful student after all.There is no 'formula', just do your best and you'll probably be OK.
