In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, Vanderbilt University has moved all classes online and announced that students can take any class on a pass/fail basis to accomodate for these changes. While students appreciate this action, the University is requiring students to decide whether or not they would like to take their classes on a pass/fail basis by this Friday, April 10th. We, as Vanderbilt students, feel as though this is extremely unfair and want this deadline to be extended to after final exams. As of now, students do not have the information needed to make this decision, as many professors have modified their syllabi and are behind on grading. Extending this deadline would allow students to make a more informed decision once they have a better understanding of their standing in the class. Vanderbilt University claims to care about the mental health of their student body, yet the current policy is causing students extreme stress and anxiety. Furthermore, due to the unpredictable nature of COVID-19, a student's health or the health of a loved one can drastically change between April 10th and the end of the semester, which would impact their decision to take a class on a pass/fail basis. A number of other schools including Carnegie Melon University, Lehigh University, University of Southern California, University of Michigan and Tulane University are not requiring students to make this decision until after final grades are posted. Other prestigious institutions, such as Yale University, have extended this deadline to the last day of finals while others, such as Cornell University, Princeton University, Duke University, and Georgetown University do not require students to make this decision until the last day of classes. While we understand that professors are also under stress given the current pandemic, it is unfair to force students to make a decision about their grades before they have the relevant information. As a result, we request that Vanderbilt extend the pass/fail deadline to after final exams. If Vanderbilt continues to force students to make this decision before final exams, we request that all professors provide students with grades for every assignment that they have turned in prior to this deadline, so that students can make an informed decision.