Appeal to drop a course?

[danny89]

I suffered through anxiety and depression for the most part of last semester(fall 2011). Unfortunately, my lowest grade was a C in cell biology and I'm thinking of appealing to drop the course. Is it worth it?

[AmberR108]

I recommend talking with your adviser, (if you have one). Let them know the situation and see if they have any suggestions as to what you should do about the course.

[queenofhearts18]

Do it, definitely worth it. I had some problems my sophmore year, I'm a yr away from graduating now. I signed up for a heavy course load (19 cr.) fall 2010 then had to take a job working 30 hrs a week (started having some financial problems, federal aid got cut) and ended up getting a C- in O.Chem I. I thought at the time a W would be worse than a bad grade. I spoke with my pre-med adviser and she said W's don't count towards GPA and as long as you have good solid reasons to explain it if it comes up in your medical school application process/interview, it's not as bad.
I don't regret doing the Retroactive Withdrawal and would not have been able to do it if I waited a month longer. I did it in end of fall 2011 and the limit is 3 semesters past at my university. I retook O.Chem, got an A, and my science GPA increased significantly.