How bad do dropped courses look on a transfer application?

Did you drop the classes by the deadline – meaning they show as a withdrawal instead of a grade? I would say a W doesn’t look as bad as an F and it certainly doesn’t affect your GPA as much.

All three of my withdrawals were before they deadline. They are all W’s.

Nothing looks bad on a resume if you can explain it.

And dropping courses that were only needed because of your major isn’t a big deal at all. What would a nursing clinical do for you if you aren’t going to be a nurse? Nothing at all, and nobody would expect you to stay in the class.

I wouldn’t worry about your switching majors having anything to do with anything. It took me 6 years to complete my BA because I switched majors, and I was accepted to 3 (pretty prestigious) grad school programs with no problems.

Not bad at all. I always register for 18 credits, and then drop one or two the first week (in time for the full refund). That way, I can go and meet the teacher and get the syllabus and decide if it’s really a class I want to take. Sometimes, I’ll even drop a class, pick up another, and then decide to drop that one too.

W’s are not as bad as F’s and D’s. From what my college counselor has told me, you can explain W’s and not look bad, but F’s and D’s… be really good at pleading your case and if you’re that good consider becoming a lawyer.