Three withdrawals on my transcript...how bad is this?

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To make a long story short, last semester I had a withdrawal from A&P I.

I am taking it this semester. I withdrew because I became very sick with very serious amnemia problems, transfusions, colonscopy, endoscopy, appts with oncologists, more tests than I care to think about, ect...

Once I fell about a week behind in A&P, I knew I wouldnt be able to catch up and keep a decent grade, so I withdrew.

Same thing with a contemporary math class. Fell behind too much and would have not been able to catch up, so withdrew at the same time as I did with A&P.

This semster, my husband has left me. He's gone back to alcoholism, partying with his buddies, ect...rather than be a father and a husband. Honestly its like a text book case of a midlife crisis with him, throw in addiction problems and probably undiagnosed mental issues and wow....He's normally a super guy and very supportive, works hi butt off for our large family, ect...but he's going off the deep end here and I'm having a very hard time dealing with it all. I dont have a support system and am pretty isolated. Its hard.

So...I've been toying with the idea of withdrawing from a Health & Wellness class. Its not required, I only took it to use up credit hours that I needed to fill. I am realizing that I need as little outside stress as possible in order to cope right now, this class isnt needed and it would just take up valuable time and add stress into the mix.

If I withdraw from that, there will be 3 withdrawals on my transcript. Otherwise I'm on my third semester and have a 3.5 GPA.

How badly do you think it will look as I try and enter a nursing program? (right now, I'm still pre-nursing, but this is my last semester of pre-nursing).

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I dont think withdrawals, those that are done in time affects your GPA therefore it won't make a difference on your ranking.

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I dont think withdrawals, those that are done in time affects your GPA therefore it won't make a difference on your ranking.

Thanks for replying. I just hate the thought of three big fat "W's" on my transcript....makes me look like a quitter, you know?

They don't affect my GPA, but they are there...well at lesat two for the time being.

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There is WF=withdraw fail (If you withdrew the class and was failing it) and WP=withdraw pass (If you withdrew the class with a passing grade).

It is to my understanding the WF look bad but WP does not. I am sorry to read about your husband. Hope he gets help soon and wish you the best of luck. :)

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There is WF=withdraw fail (If you withdrew the class and was failing it) and WP=withdraw pass (If you withdrew the class with a passing grade).

It is to my understanding the WF look bad but WP does not. I am sorry to read about your husband. Hope he gets help soon and wish you the best of luck. :)

I have never heard of those before, my school just has W

Here is how it works. A 'W' stays on your transcrips forever it never goes away, even if you repeat the class you got the 'W' in. If you fail a class and repeat it, you cover up the F with the passing grade. However, many colleges are not real big on W and if you need to you can always explain. I have two 'W's' on my transcript. One for math class that I repeated later and go a B and one for micro that I also repeated later and got an A. I have valid reasons for having to drop and the fact that I could take the class again and get such good grades is a good argumenting tool. But every school is different!

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You're right, the way a W affects your transcript varies from school to school. I withdrew from a class when I realized I was in way over my head (I ended up taking it over the summer) and I remember it was a "freebie"- the class didn't appear on my transcript at all. If I had withdrawn from another class, though, it would have appeared as a "W" or an "F", depending on at what point of the semester I withdrew. Back to your question about how these Ws will look on your record. I think it does end up making a difference to the admissions committee if the Ws are spread over a number of semesters, as your's will be. Yes, they give you the opportunity to explain, but I'm thinking that what might be in the back of their minds is "is this person at a place in their life where they will be able to commit to this program without needing additional time off?" I'm only offering my opinion because the question was asked, but if I were you, I don't think I'd withdraw from your Health and Wellness class.

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with previous posts...

But to be certain, I would call you nursing school and ask. If explained as you did here they can give you a definate answer.

Good luck with your husband...sounds tough.

dave :)

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with previous posts...

But to be certain, I would call you nursing school and ask. If explained as you did here they can give you a definate answer.

Good luck with your husband...sounds tough.

dave :)

Definitely call your school I agree. My school only uses WF and WP. :)

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