<p>im now enrolled at a 4 yr university, and it gives me the option to choose the way i want to take my courses...it says that i can take them pass/fail if i would like to, has anyone done this before? i am thinking about doing this for the math or science requirement that is required to graduate...does this look bad on ones transcript, or is this a good idea? thanks.</p>
<p>if you're planning on law, I'd advise against taking many, if any, pass/fail courses.</p>
<p>well what about one for like a math science class, considering all of my other classes would be high grades (3.7+ gpa)...a Pass in a class isnt count into a persons law grade is it? only fails are counted in there, which would be just like getting an F if you were taking it for a letter grade...what do you think?</p>
<p>by the way brand, are people able to do this for every class they want? im not going to at all, i was just wondering and find it interesting.</p>
<p>Check page 25 of this book about pass/fail. <a href="http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2007-2008/Infobooktext2007web.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2007-2008/Infobooktext2007web.pdf</a></p>
<p>I'm not totally clear on how the LSAC converts your grades yet, but all other points aside, taking pass/fail classes (particularly if it's your only math or science class on your entire transcript) could not look so good as admissions committees, as with undergrad, like to see breadth and that you've challenged yourself. In the end, it's your decision, but be sure that it won't have any negative effect when they recalculate your LSAC GPA.</p>
<p>i mean what would you rather have? tons of a's and a few b's, then a possible c or d? or tons of a's and a few b's with a Pass or Satisfactory? i mean itd be obvious that you took it pass/fail so it wouldnt hurt your gpa, but i mean wouldnt that look better to have a 3.8 with a P, than a 3.6 with a C?</p>
<p>Yes definitely. But you could also try taking a light load with the math/science class and getting a good grade. I am not an adcom, but IMO, I'd prefer to see a humanities/etc. major branching out in math/science as opposed to taking only one or two classes pass/fail. Obviously if you know it's going to be a problem and really do expect a C, do pass/fail, but if you can make it work I'd go for it. Tutoring helps. What are the math/science classes you're considering?</p>
<p>It depends where you are. Here at Brown we have S/NC (satisfactory / no credit) which people do all the time. But here it's much less of a cop out thing and much more of an exploratory thing. </p>
<p>However, if you are preprofessional, I wouldn't do much of it. Here at Brown, where S/NC is rampant, people are, for example, reccomended to not take their premed courses S/NC</p>
<p>In terms of P/F for transferring, I could've P/F'd a class or two, but I figured that they would ask for the actual grade either way and factor it into the GPA anyways. Is this what they do? or do they not care about p/f? It's no big deal, I just have some Bs that I could've done P/F to boost the GPA.</p>
<p>I can't speak to the effect of P/F or Satisfactory/No Credit in terms of law school admissions. Don't know anything about that.</p>
<p>But I can speak to a couple of aspects of P/F in relation to transfer admissions. My S had taken a P/F outside of his major field at a top 30 LAC. He was accepted to all but one school where he applied for transfer (including a range of safe/match/reach and including "cc top universities"). So, I don't think having a P/F or two on your transcript will hurt you in transfer admissions, so long as it is outside your field/prereqs for your field.</p>
<p>Now, when you actually do transfer, some schools WILL NOT GIVE CREDIT for P/F courses taken at another institution. Even if they would have given credit for it if you took it P/F at their school. In my S's case, the policy was to give credit if you could document in writing that your letter grade would have been at least a C, either through the registrar or the professor. In his case, they documented (to his pleasant surprise ;) ) that it would have been a B.</p>
<p>So just be aware of that possible complication.</p>
<p>I mean, I haven't P/F'd any classes, but I haven't gotten any Cs either, but I was thinking of doing it to boost my GPA, last semester. I mean so I guess it doesn't really matter all that much.</p>