pass/ fail in undergrad

[danstina]

In my BFA program we were graded with Pass Fail and Honors (but honors was being done away with so it was kinda weird) and i feel this is a huge disadvantage. Just wondering if anyone else has this problem or can offer reassurance, or tell a tale of applying with a P/F transcript and not having it be a problem...? It bothers me because no matter what you do you pass, if you got what would've been a D or what would've been an A you passed and its really troublesome at times. It seems to me it would be incredibly difficult to know a student based on a transcript full of Ps

[Lauren the Librarian]

Are you sure that's what a 'P' meant? I'm not doubting you, but I had the same thought until someone told me that a 'P' was at a minimum a C, and not a C- or below. If it really is a D, then I don't really know what to say, except make sure your portfolio is strong!