<p>Is it better to pass/fail a GE class or getting a B? Mathematically speaking, if you have a 3.0 or higher, a B will pull down your GPA. Pass/fail doesn't count towards your GPA, but some law schools will consider it as a C. Plus, if something happens and you get a C... thats even worst. </p>
<p>My question is, I have a 3.75GPA and I would like to apply to law school or business school in the future. Is it better to play it safe and do Pass/Fail, or just possibly just get the B? (Deadline is tomorrow to change letter option)</p>
<p>I don't know exactly the answer but here's some info-</p>
<p>"...A maximum of 24 units of undergraduate course work taken on a pass/no pass basis may be used toward an undergraduate degree and a maximum of 4 of these 24 units may be applied to the general education requirements..."</p>
<p>btw, i think the deadline is through February 1st, not until...so you should have until the end of the business day on Friday to change your option, if that helps.</p>
<p>also, it depends on A) how many GEs you have left and B) what Categories those remaining GEs are and how interested/how well you think you would do in them. e.g. if you're bad at science and you still have category III left after this GE, then you should save your P/NP. otherwise, it depends on how sure you are about getting that B...maybe you could just work really hard and pull even just marginally better than that...up to you and your work ethic.</p>
<p>I've never heard of business schools considering a P a C- but law schools may but I've heard that they are only concerned when you are taking lots of P/F classes. I doubt one P/F (when everyone at USC does it once for a GE anyways) will hurt your law school GPA. </p>
<p>And word of advice, when I took my GE P/F, I cut it pretty close to not passing and this was not due for lack of work, just that it was a hard GE and I spent more time on other things knowing I only had to pass the GE...finals were rather stressful.</p>