<p>I am a UC Berkeley Freshman trying to major in Economics (it is capped major so I must maintain a high gpa), here are my classes for spring semester:</p>
<p>Economics 1 (core)
Math 54, linear algebra (for my math minor)
Physics c10 (a breadth requirement)
Chinese (for my own interest)</p>
<p>I have a choice to take some classes as Pass/no pass, which allows me to pass a class without having it affect my GPA. To take the load off, i plan to take 1 class PNP. So my question is, should I take CHinese or Physics as PNP? Physics is quite harder, but it is also a breadth requirement while Chinese is just for fun. How will it affect me if i choose physics as PNP?</p>
<p>I think, in order for you to answer your questions, you’ll have to ask yourself another question: Do you have a Chinese language background? For me, I speak Cantonese at home and I took Chinese 1AY, which is the class for chinese speakers of the non-mandarin dialect. So, learning how to read and write Chinese was not that hard for me, and I was glad I did take it because it was an easy A and helped boost my GPA. Of course, if you don’t have the background, then it will certainly be harder. As with learning all languages, there is a huge amount of memorization and time dedication you need to put out. In that case, I would say you might want to P/NP chinese because at least Physics would be taught in English. =]</p>
<p>good luck in whatever you choose!</p>
<p>I am cantonese speaking too! but they make me take the X series instead of Y, because I know a LIIIIIIITTLE bit mandarin… =.=</p>
<p>Damn, I just completely misinterpreted the title,</p>
<p>hahaha hahaha i hope you are not thinking what i am thinking of your misinterpretation…</p>
<p>Actually, I don’t think it would be a problem even if you know a little Mandarin. I went into 1AY knowing some conversational Mandarin; I just needed to learn to read and write. And in the end, the prof didn’t kick me out because I understood her mandarin. haha. so, it’s still up to you. =]</p>
<p>I would suggest you don’t take a breadth requirement as P/NP, it doesn’t look good.</p>