How do adcoms see course audits?

[Kentobari]

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I'm not sure how widely this is known, but Berkeley Extension lets you designate on the last day of class whether you want the class to be for credit, pass/fail, or not-for-credit.

Right before the exam I freaked out about getting a B or less in the class and put myself down for NC (not for credit).

I wonder how this looks on my record. Potentially, I might be able to explain it away as auditing the class because I was nervous about taking Organic Chemistry 5 years after my last chemistry course, so I decided to audit. However, who knows whether or not that will fly.

Just curious if anyone had any comments about how this realistically looks to adcoms. Thanks in advance!

 

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Well if its not for credit, you are going to have repeat it.

I think if you phrase it like "I wanted to ease myself back into chemistry following a long hiatus" - then its fine. if you phase it with "I freaked out about getting a B or less in the class", probably not as well.