Taking a Class Pass/ fail

[smithek]

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I know this question has been asked before, but not in a while, and I figured I'd ask again to make sure opinions haven't changed. I am considering taking P-Chem pass/fail-- do you think this will negatively affect me?

 

[mcalabr3]

Schools have pre-reqs for a reason. One of them being they compare the performance of an applicant over various classes to another applicant. From what I've gathered from talking to different school reps is anything you take to go above and beyond that is brownie points.

 

[BabyBelle]

Pharmacy schools don't accept P/F for prereqs.

 

[smithek]

Well it's not a pre req...it's just a class to complete my bachelor's in chemistry

 

[a1park]

I actually got higher on my pchem grades than most of my other science classes...so for ME, it bumped my overall gpa a bit, as well as my "science gpa" on pharmCAS.

I think for my school, since most of the students were seniors finishing up their degrees(they didn't care so much about their grades, just wanted to pass and get it over with), along with the difficulty of the concepts(chemistry+physics+calculus = 😕), it was "easier" to stay ahead of the curve since the averages tended to be low.

Just some things to think about; not doing a pass/fail may help you out.

 

[EmuPro]

I pass/failed 420 Inorganic Chem. I only applied to one school and got in. Nobody asked me about it. I had a high pre-req and lots of e.c.'s.

 

[delano2000]

Well it's not a pre req...it's just a class to complete my bachelor's in chemistry

Since it is not a requirement, more than likely they will not care. As long as the pre-reqs can be validated then you should be good.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

Well it's not a pre req...it's just a class to complete my bachelor's in chemistry

So will it still count towards your bachelors or will you have to retake it?

 

[chemguy79]

So will it still count towards your bachelors or will you have to retake it?

THAT is a good question. At Purdue, I was required to get a C or better in all Chemistry classes. Taking a class Pass/Fail didn't meet that requirement and I had to endure 2 semesters of Physical Chemistry. *GROAN*