P/NP vs. Letter Grades

<p>Are there any benefits of taking Pass/No Pass as opposed to getting a letter grade? </p>

<p>I am wondering mainly for classes I will be taking during FSSP and other GEs, not major related courses.</p>

<p>Its considered a C usually, so I would only do it if I knew I would get a C and not lower my GPA. Waste of time, IMO</p>

<p>Really? That sucks lol. Thanks for the info</p>

<p>No…it depends on if you are planning on attending grad school; in fact, probably depends which one you want to attend. </p>

<p>P/NP also frees up time for more important classes.</p>

<p>Can you elaborate please…</p>

<p>Free time as in you can just do the bare minimum to pass on a class such as GE and focus more on your classes for your major, and I spoke to the dean of L&S and he also agrees grad school don’t look to kindly on P/NP. Though its most likely if its taken for your major classes, which shouldn’t even be considered, IMO</p>

<p>Well if a class is really hard and you just need the units or requirements cleared, N/NP takes the pressure of getting an A or B.</p>

<p>I’m doing philosophy and enviro-studies as P/NP so I have more time for math, physics and compsci this quarter :]</p>