10 P/F classes on transcript, red flag?

[diltiazemm]

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Hi everyone! I started filling out AMCAS and I realized that I had 10 P/F courses in my transcript (all passes).

All of these are from doing research for academic credit, which is P/F only.
Although letter grading was not an option, I'm nervous that these will still be looked upon unfavorably due to the sheer quantity of P/F courses. Will schools perceive these as 'C' grades? Should I be worried?

If it helps, here's a link to some of the courses I took: Research for Academic Credit
For specific course codes, I took a mixture of BILD 99, BISP 199, BISP 196, and BGRD 200. Each one is a different type of research course or research discussion course.

I really appreciate any help! Thank you all!

 

[TheRealBibFortuna]

I had probably about the same amount on my transcript. 7 of them had the same name and were the same class (the class was essentially a club sport but it took up enough time to earn a credit), the other 3 had a course code for College of Arts and Sciences rather than a subject like MTH (math) or BIO (biology). Nobody brought it up and I don't think it hindered me.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I don't think it matters. However I only count 4 research courses. What are the other 6?

 

[diltiazemm]

I don't think it matters. However I only count 4 research courses. What are the other 6?

Sorry, some of those are repeated for credit! I took BISP 196 and BISP 199 three times, and BILD 99 two times.

 

[diltiazemm]

I had probably about the same amount on my transcript. 7 of them had the same name and were the same class (the class was essentially a club sport but it took up enough time to earn a credit), the other 3 had a course code for College of Arts and Sciences rather than a subject like MTH (math) or BIO (biology). Nobody brought it up and I don't think it hindered me.

This is very reassuring 🙂 thank you so much for letting me know! And congrats on your acceptances!!

 

[LunaOri]

You can also mention it in any “anything else” secondary.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Sorry, some of those are repeated for credit! I took BISP 196 and BISP 199 three times, and BILD 99 two times.

The funny thing about research credit: usually they are for 1 hour for the tuition charge bean-counters (the money helps to compensate the lab's overhead in theory... professors, stop laughing). If it's policy for your university to make those pass/fail, it's a nothing-burger. Good adcoms will figure this out and properly weigh the facts (in my case, I ignore it once I confirm it).