My school announced today that we could pass/fail classes for this semester.
I might be making a B in one of my classes, and was wondering if a pass on my transcript looks worse than the B? would this affect me down the line if I were to apply to B-school?
The class is a core requirement not related to my major if that makes a difference.
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No one cares when applying to jobs and no one will even see your transcript during recruitment (only for background checks after you've gotten the offer). On the other hand, B-schools is a different story and that may actually have an impact. My advice is to take full advantage of the pass/fail option and get your GPA as high as possible and then coast the rest of college
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It will not affect recruiting at all. When you apply to B-school, it won't affect you at most schools, but it is likely to harm you if you are applying to the top schools. The P will likely be presumed as worse than a B.
^^ agree, I graduated in the spring and had the option for pass/fail or A-F. I waited till the very last day to choose and if I didn't see myself getting an A or A- in the class, I went with pass fail. Granted, this was my last semester with a 3.8 GPA, so your situation may be different. Shouldn't reflect IB recruiting at all.
In my experience nobody has cared for employment. I maxed out the # of pass / fail classes (5) I could take at my college and was never asked about it once.
May be a different story for MBA programs.
Will taking a few classes Pass/Fail during COVID actually have a material impact on B-school admissions? I could be wrong, but I feel like if you have an outstanding background otherwise (work experience, great GPA, GMAT, etc) I can’t see how it would matter that much. If someone has information that says otherwise, please correct me.
Bump I’m also curious
What’s the lowest your GPA can be coming from a non target and applying to HBS/GSB? Assuming BB->MF PE route
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