<p>im taking mcb 61 online this summer, and im deciding if i should take it pass or no pass. i was going to take this class as a science gpa booster, but i think i might be getting a B in the class... i got 1 more day to change it to p/np, and was wondering what would look better.. P or B? </p>
<p>thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Is this your first college class?</p>
<p>nope sophomore</p>
<p>A P looks more like a C. It says “i wasn’t sure if I could pass the class”
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<p>^^ agree totally, particularly for applicants to med, law or other professional schools. If in or related to your major, P shouts out either lack of confidence or grade whoring. If in a totally unrelated subjected, P suggests an intellectually curious student willing to investigate and stretch outside their major.</p>
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<p>Really? I remember students taking breadth requirement courses that they did not care about with P/NP grading, since they wanted to do the minimum possible work in the course but not have the results of minimum possible work affect their GPA.</p>
<p>Dude I’m taking it P/NP. It’s a breadth course, and it’s only 3-units online. I seriously thought about this for a long time because I want to apply to a grad/professional school, and I don’t think it’ll make a difference. If you were an MCB major and were taking it P/NP, then that might say something bad. But if you’re not, whatever take it P/NP.</p>
<p>Law schools don’t care. Don’t know about med schools though. I took many classes P/NP even though they were offered for a grade, and I got into a top 6 law school.</p>
<p>i disagree with the peeps above saying med schools don’t like to see people taking classes for P/NP. they don’t care.</p>
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<p>I don’t think so… I P/NP a breadth class that I was getting an A- in. I doubt they would just assume that i was getting a C when all of my other grades were solid As or A+s, resulting in a 4.0</p>
<p>thanks for all your responses! but i still havent heard an answer about if getting a B in this class that i dont even really need for a breadth or anything is worth it while i could make this class p/np… worth it or not?</p>
<p>worth it if you have a high gpa</p>
<p>I P/NP a breadth class that I was getting an A- in. I doubt they would just assume that i was getting a C when all of my other grades were solid As or A+s, resulting in a 4.0.</p>
<p>If anything, that’s even more of a reason to believe that you were getting a C. From an outside perspective, I’d see that you were getting all As that semester and then I see one 3/4 unit class that has a P next to it. My first thought would be that you spent most of your time on the other classes, so you didn’t spend as much on your breadth class.
This has nothing to do with med school though. I don’t know how they review transcripts or anything. I’m just saying that’s how I would see it. </p>
<p>To OP what is mcb 61 again? Physio?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure it’s drugs and the brain? or behavior? something like that. I always try to stay away from p/np, under the assumption that i’d use that option for small decal/seminar classes and in the case that the class was unrelated to my major and not very easy (for example, nutri sci 10). it’s obviously your call, but if you think you can get >b or b+ go for the grade.</p>
<p>I guess 'B’s" just aren’t good enough…</p>
<p>^Well you can’t make a habit of getting B’s as that would be suicide in med school admissions.</p>
<p>if your gpa is higher than a 3.0, take it p/np. if its lower than a 3.0, than take it for a letter grade. Also, many decals, seminars, and independent studies are P/np only, you just don’t have a choice. And it’s the whole cumulative gpa that matters, then broken down by major, sciences, and everything else. If it’s in the everything else catergory, then they don’t give 2 *****s if it’s p/np.</p>
<p>agree in general, lonesoul, but the OP stated this was an MCB (science) class and if they are applying to a med school then it would be very relevant. If it were a random arts, literature, humanities or other course not related to the major, to premed requirements and not science oriented, then likely it won’t be noticed.</p>
<p>gpa is 3.3 right now… and i am premed… so this class is relevant…</p>
<p>@mkapur: NS10 wasn’t that hard… I think MCB 61 is harder given the grade structure that Presti has in place (final = 42% where in NS10, the final was OPTIONAL if you did well enough in the first three multiple-choice exams). </p>
<p>Back to the main topic… I’d say just study your butt off if this class is all that’s on your plate right now. If you have like internships/work that are taking a lot of time away from your studies, then P/NP seems like the way to go.</p>