Question about Pass/No Pass grading options

[jaywhyy]

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I'm a 2nd year at berkeley currently enrolled in orgo+lab, physics, and a us history course for a total of the minimum 13 units. I'm not doing so hot in history.

I'll probably pull a C+/B- in the course, which will drop my overall GPA to around 3.7-3.8.

I want to change the grading option for history to P/NP. I already have 2 classes on my transcripts as Ps however, a 1 unit bio seminar that I had to take P/NP and a 3 unit slavic seminar that I chose to take P/NP. In addition if I take history P/NP, I'll only be enrolled in 9 letter grade units. Will this be a problem with admissions?

I know P/NPs don't factor into your GPA but will adcoms care that I'm only taking 9 letter grade units this semester and have 3 Ps on my transcript?

Advice?

 

[Catalystik]

From what I've read, as long as you don't have more than one P/NP per semester, eyebrows won't be raised too high, but carrying only 13 units per term is on the light side, considering that adcomms like to see you carry a heavy load. Now, that load need not be all academic. if you are heavily involved in research, ECs, work, or family matters, you're fine, so long as your Experiences list reflects your involvement. If this is not currently true for you, you still have three more semesters to demonstrate what a workhorse you are.

 

[jaywhyy]

I've heard that having 2+ P/NP classes total on your transcript total is frowned upon. So this isn't necessarily true?

 

[Catalystik]

Schools, and even individual adcomms all have their own opinions. While generalizations can be made, there are always exceptions.