course changed to P/F?

[young2sj]

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Hey everyone,
This quarter I decided to take a light course load by taking the minimum amount of credit hours (12) so that I can do well in all my classes.

Well, today the professor notified us by email that the course has now changed to pass/fail instead of the standard A-F marks, and that P/F classes aren't factored into GPA.
This class is pre-college algebra, like really basic math. It doesn't fulfill any of my degree requirements, and i'm also done with my calculus sequence.
I'm taking this class for an easy A, to pull up my GPA, and to fill my schedule to meet full-time student status. I want to withdraw since it's not going to improve my GPA any, but I feel stuck since it's already halfway through the quarter and if I withdraw, I'll no longer be full-time status.

Here is my schedule:
Stress management (1cr)
Algebra for College Mathematics (3cr)
Neurobiology (3cr)
Organic Chemistry Lecture (4cr)
Organic Chemistry Lab (1cr)

Stress management is my other easy-A class, if you didn't notice.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Isoprop]

Hey everyone,
This class is pre-college algebra, like really basic math. It doesn't fulfill any of my degree requirements, and i'm also done with my calculus sequence.

This was a big mistake. You're not going to be fooling anybody by taking algebra after finishing calculus. Anyway, I would drop if you can without the W. If you can't drop without a W, then just pass the class.

 

[V5RED]

Have some dignity. Signing up for that course was the GPA equivalent of beating up small children to look tough.

 

[shinbeats]

Have some dignity. Signing up for that course was the GPA equivalent of beating up small children to look tough.

+1 seriously!!

 

[kpcrew]

Have some dignity. Signing up for that course was the GPA equivalent of beating up small children to look tough.

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[Tin Man]

Yeah, I am almost inclined to believe this is a troll post.

Seriously, it would have been better to apply with a lower GPA than to try pulling it up with a course that is generally considered a pre-req to a course you've already completed.

Not only does that make it look to the adcoms that you aren't capable of doing anything more difficult than calculus, but even worse, that you're kind of dishonest in attempting to show your level of competency. No one's going to be fooled by this.

I generally try to finish these types of posts by suggesting a way of fixing the problem, but I think the best you can do is hope that they don't notice you tried to dupe them. If they do notice, they're going to ask you questions you can't answer in any favorable way, and you'll be tanked no matter what you do now.

 

[flodhi1]

This will honestly be a major red flag on your application. When the admissions committee sits down to review your file they will most definitely look at your course work. If they do notice that you're taking bull classes to raise your GPA which you are then I would be surprised if you don't get rejected right away. However, this Pass/Fail system might actually save you since they will see that this useless class did not contribute to your GPA. So in an essence this will portray the situation as if you weren't trying to deceive them but just genuinely taking a class to "learn".

 

[Tin Man]

So in an essence this will portray the situation as if you weren't trying to deceive them but just genuinely taking a class to "learn".

Except that calculus has already been put on the transcript. There's nothing to learn from a foundational math class that's pre-college after taking college calculus.

 

[flodhi1]

Except that calculus has already been put on the transcript. There's nothing to learn from a foundational math class that's pre-college after taking college calculus.

In a P/F class that would be irrelevant. Since the course is going to be P/F I really don't think the OP is going to look too bad. I've taken basic foundational classes after upper division classes multiple times because I felt that I missed certain aspects of a course that are only taught in the basic classes and I got accepted to medical school. None of the 5 schools I interviewed at asked me anything about the order of my courses.