<p>I know Yale allows you to allow 4 classes to be pass/fail classes… does Penn allow this same option?</p>
<p>or anything of the sort where grades are not TRULY a worry?</p>
<p>Wharton lets you take three general education classes pass or fail. No idea about the College, SEAS or Nursing.</p>
<p>SEAS lets you take 4 P/F classes, i'm sure of that...the college gives you 6, I think.</p>
<p>Yes, the College (SAS) allows four. Most folks take their Foreign Language classes as P/F.</p>
<p>SAS....The College....allows 8 courses PF and they can be taken more than one in a term. I don't know where PP got their info.</p>
<p>Hazmat is correct. I apologize.
I read the information incorrectly. Hazmat definitely is the one to ask at Penn. He has given a lot of helpful information in the past....thanks!</p>
<p>The PF is a policy not used to full advantage at Penn. I have found it quite useful and it enables students to take more than the regular course load without worrying about GPA.....a great thing if you ask me. That would be 1 course per term and they can be outside of your school ie. The College into Wharton or SEAS.....it is a great option.</p>
<p>Are there any disadvantages whatsoever to taking a PF class?</p>
<p>You can under specific conditions uncover the grade....I cannot imagine any circumstance under which taking a class you might not have taken is a disadvantage.....unless it was a terrible course.....in which case there was probably a way to find that out ahead of time.</p>
<p>Well what about for graduate school? Wouldn't an A look better than a P? How hard are language courses (I am considering Mandarin Chinese)? Are they difficult to do well in?</p>
<p>I will be applying to law school....acceptance mostly driven by LSAT scores. I would say that not every class I take is in the pursuit of graduate school. If you can take six classes for 8 semesters and get all As then props to you.....I have taken the most difficult courses available to me and supplemented with PF so as not to harm my GPA. I also work, play in a musical group, am a PA in a dorm program and am an officer in several clubs for community service. I choose PF to allow me to take courses I am interested in but don't want to stress about the A....it works for me. </p>
<p>Mandarin Chinese: my best friend is a major and this is a tough course....lots of characters. Some folks are naturals at language and some put forth immense amounts of work.........BF is in Beijing this summer doing the Princeton in Beijing Program and finds he is on a par with the best students....best I can tell you. I have taken two languages at Penn but not Chinese.</p>
<p>Which two have you taken and what do you think of each?</p>
<p>I took Spanish in lower school and will probably take Greek and Italian. I took French for travel and menus......Latin and Greek are necessary. Spanish is useful in everyday but not my favorite.</p>