Will Withdrawals Affect My Chances of Getting into Grad School for Math?

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Withdrawals (W's) from community college courses generally do not significantly impact graduate school admissions, especially if the applicant maintains a strong overall GPA and performs well on the GRE. A university representative indicated that admissions focus primarily on transferable units and GPA rather than individual W's, particularly for non-major courses. While having multiple W's may raise some concerns, they are often overlooked if the applicant has solid recommendations and a strong academic record. It is advisable to prioritize performance in major-related courses, but W's from unrelated subjects are typically not detrimental. Overall, a few W's are unlikely to hinder chances for graduate school admission in math.
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im currently taking a 1st semester calc based physics class, basically just mechanics
i have an upcoming exam next friday, and depending on how well i do, I've considered dropping if i do really bad
im a math major at a CC and I've talked to a university representative about withdrawals and admissions
she told me that they only care for transferable units and GPA, since math isn't impacted i shouldn't worry about getting W's
however I am also considering grad school (maybe just a masters degree) in the future, and well my question is how bad do W's look when applying to grad school? do they also look at my CC transcript?

im still going to study hard for my exam to bring my grade up, but if it doesn't work out, i really don't want to lower my GPA

any input is appreciated, thanks
 
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One W doesn't look too bad. I don't see them holding it against you as long as you do well on your GREs and have a good overall GPA. Also, recommendations are a big thing as well... so if you got those, they won't even notice the W.
 
well i forgot to mention it would be my 4th
the other three are from philosophy, humanities, and english courses, so if i do take another one then itll be from a course that'll be more related to my major
will it still matter a lot even though they arent part of my major?
 
In my experience, withdrawals on your CC transcript do not matter at all. My CC had the ridiculous policy of giving W for courses that I would drop before the semester even began. One semester I had 4 withdrawals because I changed my schedule around and had to drop all of the classes for which I had signed up. I still took most of them, however, just at different times. Therefore for that semester I have 3 Ws for the same classes for which I have 3 As.

Probably, too much detail... The point is, no, as far as I've seen CC Ws are meaningless. University Ws are a different story.
 

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