<p>I graduated from college 4 years ago with a B.A. in graphic design and a GPA of 3.88. Since then, my career has been going (thankfully) swimmingly. I'm now preparing to apply to MFA programs, hopefully with a focus on interactive design and information visualization. They will all have some technical component.</p>
<p>I live near my alma mater and can take courses with reduced tuition, so I would like to take Statistics 101 to help prep me for working with data in grad school. (I got AP credit for calculus and did a fair amount of coding for my major, but never actually took a math course in college.)</p>
<p>My question is this: From the perspective of applying to graduate school — where all my undergrad and post-undergrad coursework will appear on one giant transcript from my alma mater — does it matter if I take the course A-F, pass/fail, or as an auditor (no grade)? I think I can do well in the class, but I'd prefer Pass/Fail or auditor status. That way in case things blow up at work, I can ease up on the class a little with minimal consequences. But would that cancel out any advantage the course would give me on my application?</p>
<p>Thoughts on how such a thing would be perceived?</p>