<p>Hi. I've never gotten a B yet on my transcript, and I think I'm getting one in a stats class (not directly related to my econ/math major). I'm debating whether to pass/fail it, or just leave it on my transcript (I have ~A gpa now). Does the pass/fail matter that much? WIll they think I did even worse? Granted, I have never pass/failed a course before...</p>
<p>1 P/F will not matter much, at all.</p>
<p>At the same token, 1 B won't matter much at all either, especially for MBA admissions.</p>
<p>I don't think P/F really matters. Is this a core class?</p>
<p>on the same topic... how do you think a pass/fail in intro. to accounting/finance would look given an economics major?</p>
<p>It wouldn't look very good. I interviewed with Goldman for an internship (got dinged). For some reason, my interviewer and I spoke about my future course options and I suggested I might take an intro accounting course pass/fail. He said it sends a red flag that you aren't very good at it. In nearly all of my interviews this past semester, I had some questions related to accounting. I would recommend taking it and doing well.</p>
<p>Taking a core business-related class pass/fail is only a problem if it hurts your chances of getting a great job right out of undergrad. The reality is that after you have worked full time (post graduation work experience) for 4-5 years, when you apply to your chosen MBA program, that one pass/fail grade will probably not matter much.</p>
<p>A single p/f won't matter much, if at all. Having that said, b-schools always look for evidence of strong quatitative preparation, from your transcript, GMAT score and/or work experience. In your case (being a econ/math major), this isn't an issue.</p>
<p>I can't speak for IBC recruiters. But as a general rule of thumb, you need at certain GPA (usually 3.0) to get through the cutoff round. Then people do pay attention to grades of specific core courses to access your core competency. E.g. suppose two are interviewing for the same marketing position, one gets As for all marketing classes while the other gets mostly Bs. Guess who will get the offer first?</p>