Dear aska….
im in desperate need of your help! I am currently in my second year (studying architectural design), have been doing pretty well “so far” with a CGPA of 3.3, but things have not been that great this semester. I have taken an astronomy course, which I though is gonna be lotsaaa physics and math and cool stuff, but ended up being the most boring weird stupid course ever! Im getting high 50s in that course and it was supposed to bump up my average!!!!? seriously this course is faaar from what i though it would be (i took two astronomy courses last year and got A+ in both)…wanna know what my final paper is about? its about detecting Aliens!!!
anyways, now im seriously considering dropping it but of course its too late, plus im taking 4 courses so im already behind everything! and i dont wanna finish school in 5yrs. did i mention this essay is due in 5hrs and i dont even have sources?
ok so now you have an idea of how messed up my school life is. now i have two options but idk which one would be better for me, so I instantly thought of you ASKA 😛
option1: to try and finish this essay, get prolly low 60s in that, end up with a C- in the course, but not having that LWD written on my transcript.
option 2: to drop astronomy(late withdrawal) and stick to my other courses, trying to get A’s in the remaining three courses, havng that F***ing LWD written on my transcript but geting a really high gpa instead.
my greatest concern is wether that LWD is a terrible thing to have on a transcript? cuz i
totally want to get my masters degree from a school better than UofT and i dont wanna do anything stupid and spoil my chances. help me pleaaaaseee ASKA thanQ for all you amazing answers <3
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Hey pal. Aska is super sorry for answering this question late. There was an aska-switchover, these things happen, yadda yadda yadda, etc. But OMG how cool is it that you got to write a paper about detecting aliens?! So cool, Scully. Anyways…
I’m sure you have already made a pivotal decision about your future and handled the situation well. But in regards to the LWD, please know that it will never affect your future plans, especially in second year. I mean, U of T only lets you do 3 LWD in total on your transcript, and if your say, final year of school before applying to law school was inexplicably marred with multiple LWDs, Harvard might say, “what’s up?” But in general terms, schools understand that LWDs happen and go by your marks and application more closely than anything.
(In the interest of full disclosure, please know that Aska itself has a LWD on their transcript, and has lived to TELL THE TALE.)
Now to be horribly controversial, Aska suggests you treat LWDs like an abortion (?) – only terminate the class if you really can’t go through with the procedure. Last minute essays and tests and stress build ups might seem insurmountable at the time, but sometimes you know that if you power through it, you can finish the course and not have to make up the credit down the line. LWD are not something you should do any time you get in trouble – they are a special, significant preventive measure.
Hopefully you are not pro-life and now think I am the worst advice-giver ever.
Anyways, please let me know how this situation played itself out and email me your paper on detecting aliens.
xoxo, Askastudent