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DR13
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Hello all
Next year I will be attending college for engineering (top 10 nationally). At the orientation they said that the average GPA of the freshman class at the end of the first year is a 2.9 (this is quite alarming to someone who is used to getting A's). When I asked the peer advisors how hard it would be to get like a 3.5 they looked at each other and, almost in unison, said that it would be very difficult. Do you think this is true? I mean, do you think that they are just being a bit overdramatic? It seems like 2 A's and 2 B's should be manageable.
My schedule:
Semester 1
Calc 3 (4 cr)
Intro Physics (Mech) with lab (5 cr)
Intro to programming (4 cr)
Undergraduate Research (3 cr)
Semester 2
Diff EQ (4 cr)
Intro Physics (E&M) with lab (5 cr)
Intro to engineering (4 cr)
Undergraduate Research (3 cr)
I have taken calc 3, diff eq, and physics c in high school so I should have a jump on them. I am retaking them because I figure thry are more rigorous at college and want to be sure I have a solid foundation.
Also, I am planning on applying to grad school. Would the admissions people take into account the difficulty of the program at this college as opposed to another? I always see people on this forum saying that prestige and stuff like that doesn't matter...
Any and all advice would be appreciated!
Thank you for your time
DR13
Next year I will be attending college for engineering (top 10 nationally). At the orientation they said that the average GPA of the freshman class at the end of the first year is a 2.9 (this is quite alarming to someone who is used to getting A's). When I asked the peer advisors how hard it would be to get like a 3.5 they looked at each other and, almost in unison, said that it would be very difficult. Do you think this is true? I mean, do you think that they are just being a bit overdramatic? It seems like 2 A's and 2 B's should be manageable.
My schedule:
Semester 1
Calc 3 (4 cr)
Intro Physics (Mech) with lab (5 cr)
Intro to programming (4 cr)
Undergraduate Research (3 cr)
Semester 2
Diff EQ (4 cr)
Intro Physics (E&M) with lab (5 cr)
Intro to engineering (4 cr)
Undergraduate Research (3 cr)
I have taken calc 3, diff eq, and physics c in high school so I should have a jump on them. I am retaking them because I figure thry are more rigorous at college and want to be sure I have a solid foundation.
Also, I am planning on applying to grad school. Would the admissions people take into account the difficulty of the program at this college as opposed to another? I always see people on this forum saying that prestige and stuff like that doesn't matter...
Any and all advice would be appreciated!
Thank you for your time
DR13