langara question...withdrawing from course..
 

Just got a quick question, its actually for my sister, I don't go to langara so im not too sure how their policy works. Due to some personal reasons she isnt doing too well in her her 2 courses she registered in this semester. I suggested to her to withdraw from them before day of withdrawal (oct 29th) since she is most likely going to fail it anyways and its a core class that she will need to take again maybe next semester or summer. W is better than a fail anyways right?....anyways i was looking at the schedule for term 2 and it says the course has max repeat of 2....does withdrawing from it count as 1 time? so she only has one last chance when she takes it again next year?

Withdrawing does NOT count. She can withdraw now. Fail next semester and still be able to try 1 more time after that.

Better to get a W than "FAIL" on the transcript. The Fail will screw up her GPA.

thanks for the quick reply

ya i actually graduated from ubc a couple years ago...i know at ubc say you fail the first time with 40% and the next time you take the course u get 80%, the mark they will use is the average of the two which is 60%. Thats why if you can, its wiser to just take the W and the second time you take it and get 80% they use the full 80%

i'm assuming its the same at langara?

^ Nope, just takes the best.

does anyone know a good adviser that can answer questions about transferring into ubc etc?
sorry to steal thread

Your best bet is to call ubc because most of the counselors won't help you (based on personal experience).