Is withdrawing from a class bad on a college transcript!?

Question

Unfortunately, I am at the point where I feel I should withdraw from an elective history class. It is online and there is a lot of reading material to cover! This summer, I have a full time internship working 50 hours a week and managerial duties--there is no way I will be able to keep up with my reading as my internship is intense and requires much work. My question is, as an ad/pr major, will withdrawing from a history of U.S. flight class effect my future? I have never withdrawn and never planned to, but I find myself too overwhelmed right now? Help please?

Answer 1

withdrawing from a class is fine. It is way better than failing the course or getting a bad grade. No one looks down on withdrawing from a class and you definitely have a good reason to do so.

Answer 2

It depends. There's a date where you can withdraw without any penalty at all, and even get your money back. Later, there will be another date where you can withdraw and not get a grade, but they will keep your money. If you go past that last drop date, you just have to take what grade they give you.



I don't see how (or why) withdrawing would appear on your transcript at all. It depends on the school, of course. Some probably make it more complicated than others.

Answer 3

No it won't! Just make sure you withdraw so you get the W (so it doesn't factor into your GPA) rather than getting an F in the class. This would be a completely different story for someone who has withdrawn a lot, but once won't hurt.

Answer 4

Nope, just hurts the bank account later-in-life if you have a student loan.