Pass:fail

Anonymous wrote:Generally kid who is good in math should do well in micro/macro Econ. Some formulas, charts and concepts.

My older kid was a strong math student (he took bc calc and mv in high school and did very well in both without putting in a lot of work; 800 math sat score first sitting) but has not taken to econ in college and has struggled in it - before he went to college I would have guessed he’d wind up something like a quant econ major.

He was in the same boat as OP’s kid with intro to econ freshman year (he pulled it up to a B via the final), and I convinced him to try macro because I assumed he must have had a bad prof for the intro class, but he’s struggling in macro, too, and doesn’t find it easy or interesting.

My kid will never use those “strong” math skills, haha.

are you sure she can still switch to P/F? Most colleges don't allow that sonfar into the semester

switch to pass / fail

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely take the C; it doesn't matter at all.

It does if graduate studies are a possibility.

What about a B+?

The school allows change to pass/fail this late? that is unusual.

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely take the C; it doesn't matter at all.

It does if graduate studies are a possibility.

Anonymous wrote:Pass fail. Gpa matters and dont let this screw it up so early.

+1

I was an Econ major who never got below an A- in classes in my major at a top SLAC school but couldn't wrap my head around physics for the life of me. My roommate was a Physics major who graduated with high honors in his department but got a B- in Intro to Micro. Different strokes.

Anonymous wrote:I encourage my kids to use the pass/fail option in a situation like this.

+1.

I might have a different view if it were a class in his/her major field, but for what effectively is a GenEd it can make sense to go P/F.

Anonymous wrote:Pass fail. Gpa matters and dont let this screw it up so early.

GPA doesn't matter that much, really.

Absolutely take the C; it doesn't matter at all.

I don't know the answer but my son is also a STEM person and getting a C in the intro Econ class. I was an econ minor myself but clearly its not for everyone.

Pass fail. Gpa matters and dont let this screw it up so early.

I would switch to Pass/fail here.