withdrawals

  1. R

    2 Ws in transcripts with context. Is this a big deal?

    Hi, I have 2 Ws in my transcript. One is history class in my Sophomore year (2019 Fall semester) and another is Calculus class in my post graduation year (2022 Fall). I am planning on applying in 2025 cycle. Here are contexts for Ws: History W: At the time I was an international student (F-1...
  2. F

    Should I continue?

    Hi, I’m a non-traditional pre-med student, and I would like to know if it’s possible to have a chance to get into an MD or DO program with my academic record. I have 14 class withdrawals due to one of my parents being very sick and hospitalized during my sophomore year. Almost all of my...
  3. 9

    2 W’s on Transcript Course Load

    Hello, all! I’ve just been kind of concerned about my academic record. I have 2 W’s on my transcript (one from Calculus II which I retook the following semester and received an A in, and the other one was in a business class I dropped due to a change in minor). I still have a 3.8-3.9 GPA and I...
  4. D

    Struggling with how to proceed

    .
  5. D

    Withdrawal from core prereq?

    I'm currently a freshman and withdrawing from gen chem this semester. I had a family emergency that resulted in me flying back and forth from my home state to the state where my university is currently located. This caused me to totally screw up any chance of even getting a "C" in the course...
  6. med-dad-78

    39-y.o. Early Childhood Teacher to MD/DO

    Hi. I was hoping anyone could give advice, what to do next, etc... I am a 39-year-old married white male with a 2-year-old and 3-year-old. I currently work about 60 hours a week as an elementary school teacher. My wife saw that I was burning out as a teacher and asked what I really wanted to...
  7. ominous2792

    Adversity, The Non-Traditional Applicant, and Domestic Violence

    Hey everyone, first let me say that I've found this site very useful from afar (thanks, google), but i've only recently decided to join myself. If this goes someplace else, i'm sorry! I'm new here. Anyways, I wanted to get some input about how medical schools value adversity and...
  8. N

    Chances of getting into MD/PhD programs?

    Demographic Information: Asian female, 22, US citizen, NC resident, 1st generation college student Education: state school, majors in chemistry and computer science; minor in math Stats: MCAT: 521 Cumulative GPA: 3.82 Science GPA: 3.89 It should be noted, however, that I have several W's from...
  9. usn_heavy

    How does a 3rd W on my transcript look?

    Hello all! I'm just curious as to how a third W on a transcript looks to med schools. My first W was in a history class and the reason I dropped this one is because our professor (to put it lightly) flat out lied about his midterms. I should have dropped after the first midterm so I could have...
  10. N

    How bad is two or three withdrawals?

    I had one really rough year (sophomore year) and had three withdrawals in non-pre med classes. I was over my head trying to get a computer science minor and struggling with family/personal issues. How bad is having a couple withdrawals in one year if I killed it in my junior and senior year...
  11. confusedstudent2195

    F and two W's?

    Hello! I'm a junior that just changed my major to exercise science to do pre-med. I was in clinical nursing school last semester and there was a huge role conflict, lack of passion for nursing, and the decision that I wanted to pursue medicine through this nursing semester. During this nursing...
  12. M

    To Apply or Not to Apply? (Withdrawals on transcript)

    Edited for privacy
  13. N

    Extremely Worried About a "W" in Algebra

    Hi everyone, I posted this in the What Are My Chances? thread but I think that was maybe the wrong place for it...I am thinking of withdrawing from my College Algebra class right now. I have a "C" currently before the first exam but I had an "A" before I had to come back to work full-time after...
Top