Is it unwise to plan to take a class pass/fail

[chrisski]

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I have a 17 credit load next semester, however I also want to take a Russian Film Course. If I took this course for a grade, I know I'd be miserable. So if I did take it, I would go into it knowing it'd be p/f. Well this have any sort of negative impact on my admissions.

 

[jla314]

it would likely only raise red flags if you took a med school pre-req pass/fail...go ahead and pass/fail this russian film thingy if it will make you happier.

 

[ucsfstudents]

Take it pass/fail. You'll have more fun. Noone is going to care if it's not a premed required course -- as the above poster mentioned.

 

[locus000]

Outside of science classes its free game. Im taking accounting right now for Pass/Fail

 

[silverhorse84]

I took my whole last quarter pass/fail (and I took a year off, so it was on the transcripts that went to AMCAS). No one seemed to care one bit - granted they were all non-major/non-science classes.

 

[not so calm now]

Go ahead and take it P/F. Hope you watch lots of Tarkovsky!

 

[BlueElmo]

Pass fail is okay. Just as long as you don't make it a habit, it's fine.

 

[JJMrK]

IMO: Take as many GE classes as possible P/F (unless you need the GPA points).

 

[Disinence2]

I agree Pass/Fail is less stress, but its always nice to have a couple extra units of 4.0 averaged into your GPA.