I am considering auditing a science class that I don't need for my major and is not a pre-req. I've been told that taking a science class credit/no credit, even one that is not a pre-req and not for your major doesn't look good to vet schools. How does auditing look to vet schools? The reason I am considering auditing is because I find the subject of the class very interesting, but I am already taking a very full load and working part time and don't really have time to actually take the class.
Auditing a class
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I can't see how that would possibly hurt you. Why would they care if it was pass/fail if it wasn't a requirement? I think it's a great idea, and easily explained if you feel it necessary. 🙂
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agreed. i'm not sure how auditing would even appear on a transcript, but taking a class pass/fail seems more legit than that and should be perfectly fine with vet schools, especially when you are already taking a full course load and have good reason for it. Go for it, it'll be fun and not too stressful!
With my university auditing does appear on your transcript, and the reason I was told not to do credit/no credit was because to get credit you only need a C, so credit would be looked at as a C, so I'm going to stick with auditing the course. Thanks for the advice 🙂
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I totally took at least one pre-req and 4 non-prereqs credit/no credit. Cornell cared about the pre-req (lady b*tched to me over the phone about it), but no one else seemed to care. Even then, I was waitlisted so it couldn't have been the biggest deal breaker. I don't see why auditing would be an issue. You're not getting any credit for it right? Then that's almost like an extracurricular activity
I went to a liberal arts school with a lot of graduation requirements... so I took every class I didn't really care for credit/no credit (e.g. peace 101, voice and movement of the actor, asian american poetry, etc...)
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What's the logic behind this?
Is it viewed as kind of equivalent to taking a lighter course load or something?
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Apparently, it's because you could technically make a 'C' and THEY WOULD NEVER KNOW ABOUT IT! The horror!
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That sounds unusual... in my experience "credit/no credit" and "audit" are two different things. People who audit, as the name implies, are just listening to the lectures and not taking the exams for credit (or at all) while in credit/no credit the student is actually being evaluated on a pass or fail basis. Have you doubled checked your school's policies?
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If your schedule's really full and you have no time to take the class, wouldn't you be better off just buying the textbook and studying on your own time? Sorry if I'm not understanding the whole auditing thing--it's really rare in my school.
Willowhand-that's how it is at my school, I'm debating taking the class credit/no credit or auditing instead. I have a full schedule, and while I know I could get credit, it's still a lot of extra work.
As for the credit/no credit thing not looking good to vet school, that's just what the prevet advisor at my school told me, but I guess there are other opinions on the matter haha.
NStarz-in most other cases, I would just read the textbook on my own time, but for starters, this class doesn't have a textbook, and secondly, the class goes on a ton of awesome field trips that I'd be able to go on if I audited haha
As for the credit/no credit thing not looking good to vet school, that's just what the prevet advisor at my school told me, but I guess there are other opinions on the matter haha.
NStarz-in most other cases, I would just read the textbook on my own time, but for starters, this class doesn't have a textbook, and secondly, the class goes on a ton of awesome field trips that I'd be able to go on if I audited haha
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Not on an admissions committee but thinking about it logically...
*If you audit a bunch of classes to "fill up" a light schedule then I would frown on that because it appears to be a light load.
*If you audit classes that I view as necessary for vet school (say, immunology or pharmacology) then I might speculate why you were "afraid" to take them for credit. In that case take them after you apply.
*If you audit unrelated classes on an already full schedule then I would be impressed with your work effort (or at worst would have no opinion).
It sound to me like you should have no problem at all.
*If you audit a bunch of classes to "fill up" a light schedule then I would frown on that because it appears to be a light load.
*If you audit classes that I view as necessary for vet school (say, immunology or pharmacology) then I might speculate why you were "afraid" to take them for credit. In that case take them after you apply.
*If you audit unrelated classes on an already full schedule then I would be impressed with your work effort (or at worst would have no opinion).
It sound to me like you should have no problem at all.
