How often do students here take a class P/NP?

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>The deadline for switching the grading option is the 29th, and I can't decide what to do for my Astronomy class. I'm an intended Poli Sci major and I'm just taking it for my physical science breadth. I'm pretty sure I'd get a B-range grade in the class but I can't decide if that would be better than a 'Pass' as that option would not affect my GPA.</p>

<p>How often do students take a class P/NP? Is it normally completely avoided unless someone is desperate, or is it something that most people do a couple times?</p>

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<p>Unless you’re applying to a grad program that counts a pass as C- or something, I would always take a class P/NP if your expected grade would bring down your GPA. Personally I would take a class P/NP if I didn’t think I would get an A- or higher.</p>

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<p>Does Haas care about taking classes P/NP? I’m thinking bout taking my history class P/NP because my GSI is a harsh grader and it’s more likely for me to get a B+ than an A. This would be the 2nd class I take P/NP but only the 1st breadth. I took an elective class for P/NP that wasn’t for breadth. Does this have negative effects on admission?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help! In general, is it common for grad programs to count a Pass as a C-?</p>

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<p>"a grad program that counts a pass as C- "
Is this true?
What if I take some PE class as P/NP and another intro to entrepreneurship class which only has P/NP option. Will all that be count as C?</p>

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<p>Almost everyday</p>

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<p>No grad school I know of counts P as a C-, especially if you are taking a P/NP only class. If you don’t have to take a certain class for a letter grade and feel like you might get a poor mark, just pull off the P/NP maneuver. Most of my friends did it at least once.</p>

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<p>What if I already have 3. One for AC requirement, one for PE, one for an intro to entrepreneur class, will those looks bad on the transcript later?</p>

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<p>how do med schools look at a class that was taken Pass/Not pass? Do they count it as a C- too???</p>

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<p>NO GRAD SCHOOL COUNTS A P AS A C- =__=
They will however, count a NP as an F… and reevaluate your GPA thus</p>

<p>Also, they will wonder why you would take a class P/NP. Also, P/NP and P/F are denoted differently on the transcript. So if a class is ONLY P/F, don’t worry about it.</p>

<p>Grad schools usually only focus on core classes. So if you’re pre-med and you took a Science or English class P/NP, they will wonder why. If you took music P/NP, they really don’t care…</p>

<p>Personally, the only courses I took P/NP were DeCals and PE classes</p>