COVID Pass/Fail Grading Option

Hey all,

Non target finance major in the midwest... Currently I had a 4.0, ended up with an A- in an upper level econ class. Is it worth salvaging the 4.0 for recruiting by taking the pass grading option, or not worth the risk for how it will appear on a transcript for graduate school?

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I don’t think anyone will care honestly; if you want to keep your 4.0, then go for it. If you think you might lose a 4.0 again in the future, then just let it go. I think people with a 4.0 are the only people who really notice the difference between 3.97 and 4.0, to be honest.

I’ve never applied for an MBA but I think they would be more concerned about other things in your background than one class from undergrad.

Also it is easy to explain away the P/F potentially. Maybe the professor was awful and was terrible at online class, who knows.

 

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