<p>How hard is it? Know anyone who's done it?</p>
<p>The average GPA at UNC is 3.2 and I believe it is a few tenths of a point lower than “Work Forest”–notorious for grade deflation. It’s only going to get worse. There is strong institutional pressure to deflate grades even more. The faculty counsel recently approved a new academic transcript that will be more detailed and show class averages and how one compared against their peers in a class. Though this hasn’t been said officially, the new transcripts will probably lead to a “rationing” of A’s.</p>
<p>Yes, totally doable for a humanities major, but you’d be completely missing the point. It would require an enormous amount of nitpicking and honestly, I don’t think it’s worth it. Especially since they’re redoing the transcripts, the selection of easy classes would be a huge tell and it wouldn’t be all that impressive IMO. I’d just aim for a 3.75+ and take a variety of courses that will reflect well on your ability to handle new challenges.</p>
<p>If you have to sacrifice other stuff to get a 4.0, then you’re doing it wrong.</p>
<p>I know one girl with a double major and a 4.0 (she’s a rising senior)… however, study groups are pretty much her idea of “social gathering” haha. So, I agree with ArtemisDea… its possible… but really, really, really not worth it.</p>
<p>Can someone explain what these new transcripts will be like? I just got back from orientation and i chose stor 113 instead of math 232 to cover my calculus requirement for kenan-flagler… Im sure i would be ok in Calc 2 but the advisors recommended not to take it unless i was doing something math related which Im not… So… What Im asking is will this new transcript make me look lazy? Im planning on applying to very prestigious grad schools. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
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<p>It will show the average letter grade in the class next to your letter grade in the class… and it will show a Schedule Point Average next to your GPA. The Schedule Point Average is the GPA of the class average in every class you take.</p>
<p>I read the title of this thread and laughed… (May 2011 grad here, ha ha)</p>