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Sep 21, 2021
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Choke
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There used to be W and WF
When did the semester begin? You have something like 2 weeks to withdraw without any mark
I had a couple never hurt me.
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Does it look bad to have a W (withdrawal) on your BYU transcript?
BYU28_Miami21
9/21/21 12:50pm
There used to be W and WF
Choke
9/21/21 12:52pm
Add/drop deadline already passed
Magathis
9/21/21 12:53pm
I think it goes on the transcript as an Unofficial Withdrawal and counts against the gpa like an "F". If you retake the
PJMort
9/21/21 12:58pm
I don’t think it counts against your gpa
Warner
9/21/21 1:13pm
Granted, I am going off of what used to happen many years ago.
PJMort
9/21/21 1:14pm
Many years ago, at another college, I got a UW in
85fan
9/21/21 2:53pm
I had a couple of those. Hasn't mattered for me, but it probably depends on who's looking.
CougPrime
9/21/21 12:52pm
It's not good, but it's not crippling
Hotlanta
9/21/21 12:52pm
Having one or two is no big deal
Duke Silver
9/21/21 12:52pm
I withdrew from a bunch… and failed a few as well.
530Coug
9/21/21 12:53pm
Fortunately I had mine a long time ago. Just a tad too immature for college
bluelands
9/21/21 1:04pm
I doubt any employer will look that closely or care.
Colorado
9/21/21 12:53pm
One or two over 4 years shouldn’t be a big deal at all. Especially if the
rivercitycoug
9/21/21 12:55pm
Did this when blew out knee & had surgery in middle of semester. Took class very next semester & it was
Soupie
9/21/21 1:05pm
I have a LOT of Ws. Battled with health issues a lot while enrolled.
LeonMarek
9/21/21 12:55pm
No big deal if it's only a couple. If there are a lot it looks bad. But a few
BYUCougarsFan
9/21/21 12:57pm
When I was a freshman, some idiot I know stopped going to a class because it was at 4:00 and cramped his social life
Clark Addison
9/21/21 12:58pm
I think one or two Ws isn't a real problem. They don't affect GPA if you
Tricky
9/21/21 12:59pm
I logged a few Ws at BYU, good grades and got into a top ranked graduate program
trueblue04
9/21/21 12:59pm
shouldn't matter at all.
Mayor of Cougartown
9/21/21 1:04pm
I've never looked at an applicant's gpa, let alone individual class grades.
ochobeeguy
9/21/21 1:04pm
unless he or she has grad school aspirations it won't matter one bit.
MormonThug
9/21/21 1:04pm
even then it would only register if it was a pattern
MormonThug
9/21/21 1:04pm
This ^^ — An employer has never asked for my GPA, let alone transcript
ZuluBlue
9/21/21 1:16pm
It likely won't be a problem even for grad school if it's one or two Ws.
Duke Silver
9/21/21 1:26pm
It would probably prevent admission into med or dental school
kotacoug
9/21/21 1:55pm
I even got a UW in a class once. Didn't matter at all in graduate school
AFCougK9
9/21/21 1:05pm
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