Should I do a pass/fail for a key course?

If I get an A- in a key course, it'll lower my cgpa since that's above A- level. If I put a pass/fail on the course, my gpa will be higher without that A- but I also don't want employers thinking I barely scraped past the important course, not to mention future MBA considerations. Any inputs?

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Take the A-. If your school is anything but universal p/f now then covering the grade will look sketchy, or at best it'll be excused due to concerns about the virus/economic problems, but an A- is a perfectly fine grade.

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