Medical Schools view on Pass/No Pass as a grade

[californiamed]

Hello. Well this quarter I'm taking stats and biology. I'm also taking an earth and space science about fossil fuels.
I'm a sophomore and I decided to take an upper div since I'm an enviro major.. little did I know that the class (the earth and scape science) was not so great.. I mean I am doing okay (about average) but i'm debating whether I should make the class pass/no pass (i'll still receive the untis for it if I get a Pass grade which I will).

how do med schools view just ONE p/np grade on the transcript???.. my other grades are pretty good (majority A's, 1-2 B's) and i'm doing good in other stuff.. any advice?

THanks.

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[Econ2MD]

As long as it isn't in a prerequisite course, it is doable. If you get asked about it in an interview are you going to say: "I thought I was going to get a bad grade so I elected to take the course pass/fail?"

My suggestion would be to suck it up and finish strong for a B or A. Either way, I don't think it's a deal breaker for your application.

 

[CyclistOK]

It won't matter unless it is in pre-requisite course. I had a few on my transcript (mostly classes like Raquetball, or tennis) and never got asked about them.

 

[boaz]

it won't matter unless it is in pre-requisite course. I had a few on my transcript (mostly classes like raquetball, or tennis) and never got asked about them.

+1

 

[californiamed]

yeah but your tennis units were only 1, right? Mines is 4.. I'm taking three classes (including this).

It's called "Earth's Energy: Diminishing Fossil Resources and Prospects for Sustainable Future" and it's suppose to be an upper div for my major. I just got unlucky because they just created this class..handled very poorly.

And @econ2Med: the fear is actually getting a C, which i've never gotten, and don't intend on.. even if it's a nonscience class.

So you're SURE that as long as it's not a prereq, i'm good? So P/NP don't count towards the GPA for any of the med schools (like, a "C" equivalent)?

 

[marele86]

I accidentally took an 3 credit, upper-level african studies class as Pass/No Pass. (Long story.) None of the med schools I interviewed at even mentioned it. They really don't care.

 

[californiamed]

oh okay! thanks.. still not sure.. will probably stick to it :/

 

[Narmerguy]

oh okay! thanks.. still not sure.. will probably stick to it :/

Eh, they just don't have enough time to hunt down all the instances of these.

 

[chiz2kul]

You're fine