Auditing a math class?

[dnase]

In my school audits show up on the transcript. I thought it would be nice to audit (or take pass-fail) Calc III, but I'm not sure if it looks bad to audit a class, especially since Calc III should be included in the BCPM GPA had I not audited it, right? I've already taken Calc I and II, statistics and computer science, so I think I would meet most of the quantitative class requirements for most medical schools.

Is it bad to audit in my case? Would admissions committees think that I had intended to take Calc III, thought it was too hard, and switched to audit because I was about to get a bad grade? I'm actually doing it out of interest, but I don't want it to hurt my record.

Thanks!

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[circulus vitios]

Show up to lectures without registering and take notes. Do a credit by examination the next semester (usually pass/fail.) It looks good because you can lie and said you taught yourself everything.

 

[dnase]

We don't have credit by examination at my school, unfortunately.

 

[Lil Mick]

If you're taking classes at a higher level than any pre-rec classes or in an area unrelated to your major/pre-med, it shouldn't be a problem to take them pass/fail or as an audit. I did that with a few honors theology/philosophy courses, and it was never a problem. I'd count Calc III is an "acceptable" course to audit, provided you're not an engineer/physics/math major. They'll probably be impressed that you decided to take the class...

 

[Astarael]

I'm pretty sure that an audited class will be completely ignored. You should make sure that you take a reasonable load of classes (full load without the audited class). Or do it pass/fail-this is probably better since it takes off the stress of getting a good grade but still shows that you are competent in the subject matter.