just another question about lwds

Hello Aska! So I’m in a bit of a dilemma here, and I thought, who else would be the best to answer the question but ASKA!

So, I’m just ending my first year, and I feel like I’ve been doing okay…there is just one course that’s really giving me some trouble. It’s a full year course, and I haven’t been getting the best marks in it. I can’t calculate my average now because the marks are arranged so weirdly :/ I’m considering a late withdrawal. Here are the questions I have:

1) At what point should I actually consider LWD being a good idea? In your personal opinion, at what point do you think it’s okay to say, “Oh, maybe I should LWD this?”, and when should I just try to plow through the rest of the course?

2) Do the pros overweigh the cons in the long run? I mean I’m only in first year…. the only problem is that I’d have to make up the credit in summer school… money money money.

My more important question is the first one. I’m struggling with whether my situation is really deep enough to LWD. I’m really afraid for the final exam, I don’t even know what I’m getting in the course because the marks are spread out so weirdly, and I really don’t want to risk a GPA hit. Help?

Sincerely,
Eternally Stressed

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Eternally Stressed,

A LWD is a good idea when you’re failing/think you’re going to fail, but if you just “haven’t been getting the best marks” — as in you’re getting a B when you want an A — your request for one probably won’t be granted. So personally, I don’t really recommend a LWD if you’re not actually on the brink of a 50. Especially since it’s a Y course since that would be the greatest waste of time, and, as you point out, money.

Now a LWD isn’t really something I’d reduce to pros and cons. Like if you’re failing, you’re failing. That’s quite the wake up call to ask to get out, don’t you think? And that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to spend money on summer school — although it might be the best choice if you do get a LWD. The only perk about the flat fees is that while the person taking 4.0 courses pays as much as person taking 5.0, they also pay as much as the one take 6.0 courses! 🙂

But if you still don’t feel confident, make an appointment with your registrar ASAP because they’re the ones who get to decide if you get a LWD or not.

Cheers!

aska