Credit/No Credit Option - Bad for MBA Admissions?

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Hello,

I am currently a 4th year student at University of Toronto and the school offers a credit/no credit option for up to 2.0 credits. This option allows students to freely take coursework (up to the 2 credits) and learn new topics without allowing a poor mark in those classes to damage your GPA.

On the transcript, it shows as CR (which means you scored above 50%) or No Credit - it does not list the actual grade.

I have never used this option but I was wondering if this would damage one's chances when applying to a top US Business School for a MBA Program.

Thanks!

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by mbaMissionJenK » Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:08 pm
Hi there,

If the rest of your transcript & academic performance was strong I wouldn't see this as any potential issue, and it's not a large # of credits etc.
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