P/NP Grading Option?

Graduate School Law School
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Hi everyone!

I’m currently a junior English major at Cal. One of my literature classes is incredibly challenging, and a majority of the students are struggling. I want to go to law school, and my GPA is currently a 3.9. I’m trying to keep it pretty high for obvious reasons. I talked to my GSI and while getting a B in that class would be a serious achievement (can’t emphasize how hard it’s been), but I know the admissions don’t know that and thus don’t care. I can’t decide if it’s better to take the class P/NP to keep my GPA up, or take a B range grade. It’s an elective class for my major, but still within my major, so I don’t know how that will look. It would be the only P/NP class I end up taking if I choose to switch, but I’m just struggling! Please help! Thank you :slight_smile:

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Easy choice. Switch to pass/nonpass. Bs are not acceptable.

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I can’t tell if this is sarcasm…

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No, it is not sarcasm. Don’t get a B. It doesn’t matter what the class is. The law school will just see your grades calculated as an aggregate GPA.

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the question is will the class count for your major if you only take it P/F?

Otherwise, I agree with HA. Don’t squander that 3.9 with a difficult class if you can help it. (Law schools are used to seeing P/F classes on a transcript. A few won’t matter.)