I am a STEM major, but required to take three foreign language classes. I have been taking these on a P/NP basis, so I can dedicate more time to my core STEM and finance classes I’m passionate about, extracurriculars, and work (I have a 3.9 GPA). Will this be frowned upon by MBA admissions teams?
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Yeah probably, MBA admissions will expect a STEM major to be capable in the quant side anyway so you sucking at non-quant stuff is going to put you in a negative stereotype bucket.
Also note that when you Pass/Fail a class, it's assumed you did much worse than a B or you would've taken the credit otherwise.
Even during COVID with the P/NP option? I’ve also received all As in my other non-quant classes like history, philosophy, etc if that makes a difference
It’s a little suspicious that you P/NP a couple of classes VS. the whole semester. Makes you look like you’re trying to protect your GPA. And yes, even during COVID, especially if the 3 classes are all related to each other
I don't see any issue with this. I'm attending an M7 MBA. 3.7 undergrad gpa from a public ivy. I P/NP'd 5 courses in undergrad (poli sci, other random GE classes). Of course, this is a sample size of 1.
That’s super helpful, thank you. Do you think it would be a deciding factor for an M7 school that I took a few classes P/NP during COVID and online school, assuming I still have a strong GMAT, great work experience and GPA?
My work experience was not anything close to special. A lot of variables at play in admissions, but with a 3.9 STEM gpa, I don't think you'll run into any issues
SBing because I want to support my own confirmation bias.
I don't think there's an issue especially during this covid period. I got to a target (HYPSW) and heaps of seniors I know are p/f ing half or more of their course load. If it gives some perspective, there were seniors who graduated last year and got into 2+2 programs while p/f ing courses. Although, not saying it's preferable to getting good letter grades, it shouldn't move the needle.
Doing it least year was very different when people were sitting to adjust to the COVID situation. That no longer applies.
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