<p>Does that mean that you can take every single one of your classes Pass/Fail and after you see your grades, you can then decide which ones you want to show? If so, you can filter out all the C's. It's pretty difficult to get a D if you work hard in a class.</p>
<p>i believe you are still limited in which classes you can pass/fail. Most majors don't let you P/F any key requirement, and you can't P/F the core.</p>
<p>The intent is to encourage students to take classes outside their area of expertise, and motivate them to work as hard in that class as in their others, while still giving them a safety net.</p>
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If so, you can filter out all the C's. It's pretty difficult to get a D if you work hard in a class.
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<p>More like filter out the B/B-'s for people trying to protect their high GPAs. It's extremely difficult to get a C in any non-science/engineering class. </p>
<p>It's really a non-issue because most people can't take too many pass-fail classes for the reasons stated by Denzera.</p>
<p>Apply the filter to all the classes you're allowed to! What percentage of courses would that be?</p>
<p>Beyond the core and major requirements? Maybe 25%, depending on one's major. It would look bad to have that many Ps on your transcript, though, which is why most don't P/F in the first place.</p>
<p>The whole point of the new system is to reveal your grades after you have seen them. If the grade is good then it doesn't have to be a P/F.</p>
<p>You can't P/F Core courses, nor courses in your major, barring the first course in your major. That leaves about one-third of your courses. Unless you have no job or graduate-school plans upon graduating, I'd recommend not using p/f on more than one or two courses; the school doesn't have much grade inflation but, really, it's basically high school at a slightly higher level; in other words, it takes more effort to do poorly than it does to do well.</p>
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Unless you have no job or graduate-school plans upon graduating, I'd recommend not using p/f on more than one or two courses;
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<p>Not so true. Certain types of grad schools and employers care more about -- or about nothing but -- GPA. So, strategic overuse of P/F may very well be preferable to the extent that it helps you maintain a high GPA.</p>
<p>Even with respect to employers / grad schools that actually look at transcripts, you're not likely going to get rejected because you have a high overall GPA, a high GPA in your major, but just happened to take a lot of electives P/F.</p>
<p>Wow, I didn't even know Columbia had a P/F option. Good for them!</p>
<p>From the bulletin: "All students registered in Columbia College during the regular academic year may elect one course each semester during the regular academic year on a Pass/Fail basis. This is in addition to any courses that are given only on a Pass/Fail basis."</p>
<p>It's still going to be 1 pass/fail per semester.</p>