<p>How bad does this look when applying to medical school? This is my first quarter and would like to start my college career with a strong GPA. How bad does it look to change my grading to a pass/fail basis? I would probably get a B in a GE class that is not part of my major, so i wonder if it would be better to make it Pass/fail, and get A's in all my other classes?</p>
<p>You are overreacting. A few B's especially one from freshman year, are not going to kill your chances for med school. Changing to a pass/fail could lead someone to believe the grade was actually lower.</p>
<p>Calm down, your undergrad years have just begun.</p>
<p>You should probably just work hard enough to get the A, then we wouldn't have this little problem, now would we?</p>
<p>On a less cynical note, those B's can start adding up quickly. Do make sure you work your hardest to get A's from now on. Don't change it to a P/F, suck it up, and learn from your mistakes.</p>
<p>I would think the assumption would be that the grade that compelled you to switch to Pass Fail would be lower than a B.</p>
<p>You're freaking out about a B? You're well on your way to becoming a successful premed.</p>
<p>[x] extreme neuroticism... CHECK</p>
<p>I agree now that a W would imply a lower grade than a B....</p>
<p>however, I took a W my first semester b/c I didn't know that Ws were bad (stupid, I know) when i was on track to get a B</p>