Should I drop a class and take a W or a possible C?

I might get a C in this statistics class. I don't know if I should drop it and take a W or take a possible C. I'm planning on going to med school so this would hurt my GPA if I got a C, since last quarter I had a 3.9 something.

Should I drop a class and take a W or a possible C?
My pre-med adviser told me that for med school, a C is better than a W. Then again, if you think that 1) you'll be able to keep that GPA up for the rest of your undergrad, and 2) you could take it again and ace it, I'd recommend taking the W. Med schools are really impressed by a high GPA (as long as they don't see like 3 Ws or something), and you can always say that you felt you weren't really learning it the first time around and wanted to retake it because you want to understand statistics. Good luck!
Reply:I don't know about your school, but where i go to school a "W" is withdrawal which means you going to have to PAY and TAKE the class again. I would take a C anyday so I didn't have to take the class again and work real hard in my other courses to in sure I had straight A's. It sounds me that you haven't been giving 100% to this class and now have a C. Unless you really think it's worth it to take the class again, then I would Withdrawal, otherwise work hard from here on out to insure you get into medical school.
Reply:Good Evening from Northern Arizona,





My advice is to take the "C." A "withdrawl" looks inappropriate on your transcripts. Remember, your transcripts are like "fingerprints:" they can never be discarded. I would try to work something out with the professor...try to squeeze a B- out of him or her???





Elbert:-)
Reply:probably. i got a B in statistics when i took it and if i had gotten a C i would not have been very happy.