High 3's my freshman year at MSU... Undecided. The onlything that hurt my grade was calculus... although I know the material, I'm a horrible math test taker, and have been ever since I can remember.
Once you're actually in, I've heard stories that quite a few of the programs aren't always the strictest grade sticklers around. But that's all subjective; Emory had some courses where an A was guaranteed, and others where you did indeed work your a$$ off. But either way, in the end, a 4.0 is a 4.0.
I do so enjoy doctoral programs, though. Grades aren't terribly important here; so long as you make at least a B, you pass. I think I'll be pulling two A's and a B (or possibly a third A, depending on how well I do on saturday's final) in my graded courses. I hope, anyways.
Gibson486
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When you get into an Ivy school, they will do all they can too make sure you don't flunk out....that's all. Rentetion rate means everything to those schoolsand they do not hand out A's. That said, I firmly belive that an MIT student is better than me or any other of my fellow Northeastern students
Originally posted by: Gibson486
When you get into an Ivy school, they will do all they can too make sure you don't flunk out....that's all. Rentetion rate means everything to those schoolsand they do not hand out A's. That said, I firmly belive that an MIT student is better than me or any other of my fellow Northeastern students
That sure as hell aint true here at purdue.
for the Engineering majors i know the Profs make it half impossible to pass.
Gibson486
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Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: Gibson486
When you get into an Ivy school, they will do all they can too make sure you don't flunk out....that's all. Rentetion rate means everything to those schoolsand they do not hand out A's. That said, I firmly belive that an MIT student is better than me or any other of my fellow Northeastern students
That sure as hell aint true here at purdue.
for the Engineering majors i know the Profs make it half impossible to pass.
Is Purdue Ivy? I am really asking, b/c i have no idea.....
i GUARANTEE my business school is harder than ANY engin program youre in, we have a top ten engin program here at UM, and i KNOW for a FACT that my program is harder than what they do
That sucks
An A is a 4.0 here and you can't go any higher. It then goes down from there (A-=3.7 etc).
Mo0o
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Originally posted by: Gibson486
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: Gibson486
When you get into an Ivy school, they will do all they can too make sure you don't flunk out....that's all. Rentetion rate means everything to those schoolsand they do not hand out A's. That said, I firmly belive that an MIT student is better than me or any other of my fellow Northeastern students
That sure as hell aint true here at purdue.
for the Engineering majors i know the Profs make it half impossible to pass.
Is Purdue Ivy? I am really asking, b/c i have no idea.....
no
iversonyin
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Originally posted by: Gibson486
Originally posted by: MIKEMIKE
Originally posted by: Gibson486
When you get into an Ivy school, they will do all they can too make sure you don't flunk out....that's all. Rentetion rate means everything to those schoolsand they do not hand out A's. That said, I firmly belive that an MIT student is better than me or any other of my fellow Northeastern students
That sure as hell aint true here at purdue.
for the Engineering majors i know the Profs make it half impossible to pass.
Is Purdue Ivy? I am really asking, b/c i have no idea.....
Purdue Lafayette is one of the best engineering schools in the country... but to answer your question no.
Comparing GPA outside of a specific course at a specific school during the same semester under the same professor is a waste of time. Two personal examples:
Digital Logic. My professor tought this as a weeding out course and my final grade after lots of work was a B-. My classmates had another professor who was a joke that same semester, they couldnt' even answer some of my relatively easy questions and they sailed through with As.
Probability, Statistics, and Reliabilty. I took this during summer semester in order to help me squeeze in a second minor. It was slightly difficult but I had that professor before and she was a lot easier than in my other course with her and I ended with an A. Next semester the same friends from the example above struggled to get Bs with the same professor I had (these friends have GPAs of 3.98, 3.8, and 3.65). My knowledge was on par with their knowledge, but since I was taking it with a bunch of people who had already failed her once, I got better grades.
It gets even worse when you're comparing degree programs. My wife has a degree in English. I love to read, I just don't like to analyze it. Most people would consider Engineering far superior than English. I believe I could have completed an English degree, but I guarantee I would have had a few sub-Bs when I hit the senior literature classes.
As far as different colleges, yes, there can be a large skill difference between similar degrees. That being said, getting up on a high horse just because of what college you went to is a joke. It looks good on a resume, but what matters most in a degree (generically) is the ability to learn. There are several specific fields such as engineering, medical, and legal that require a degree in that field because of the responsibility to the public, it wouldn't do to have bridges collapsing, patients dying, and bad laws being passed. (and of course it helps to know a subject to plan on teaching)
There will always be people who graduated from a big name university who you are smarter than, and there will always be someone who has no higher education who is smarter than you, so don't focus on where you stand but on what you are working on.
Digital Logic. My professor tought this as a weeding out course and my final grade after lots of work was a B-. My classmates had another professor who was a joke that same semester, they couldnt' even answer some of my relatively easy questions and they sailed through with As.
Probability, Statistics, and Reliabilty. I took this during summer semester in order to help me squeeze in a second minor. It was slightly difficult but I had that professor before and she was a lot easier than in my other course with her and I ended with an A. Next semester the same friends from the example above struggled to get Bs with the same professor I had (these friends have GPAs of 3.98, 3.8, and 3.65). My knowledge was on par with their knowledge, but since I was taking it with a bunch of people who had already failed her once, I got better grades.
It gets even worse when you're comparing degree programs. My wife has a degree in English. I love to read, I just don't like to analyze it. Most people would consider Engineering far superior than English. I believe I could have completed an English degree, but I guarantee I would have had a few sub-Bs when I hit the senior literature classes.
As far as different colleges, yes, there can be a large skill difference between similar degrees. That being said, getting up on a high horse just because of what college you went to is a joke. It looks good on a resume, but what matters most in a degree (generically) is the ability to learn. There are several specific fields such as engineering, medical, and legal that require a degree in that field because of the responsibility to the public, it wouldn't do to have bridges collapsing, patients dying, and bad laws being passed. (and of course it helps to know a subject to plan on teaching)
There will always be people who graduated from a big name university who you are smarter than, and there will always be someone who has no higher education who is smarter than you, so don't focus on where you stand but on what you are working on.
Eh, more like straight B's and B+'s for me in 1st year eng. Well, except for C programming, where I'm expecting something around 100%.
Engineering anywhere > business anywhere
Anyway,
Computational Fluid Dynamics: A
Advanced flight mechanics and flight testing: A
Astrodynamics 2: A
Aerospace Design and Optimization: A
Propulsion: ? (Went into final with 100% in the class, needed 67% on the final to get an A in the class.... not sure if that will happen
Anyway,
Computational Fluid Dynamics: A
Advanced flight mechanics and flight testing: A
Astrodynamics 2: A
Aerospace Design and Optimization: A
Propulsion: ? (Went into final with 100% in the class, needed 67% on the final to get an A in the class.... not sure if that will happen
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