<p>I just wanted to know if anyone knew the average Engineering GPA for Rutgers, most people say its really hard to keep a good GPA. And that if you had a 3.5 in high school, at Rutgers you will have a 2.7 or so.</p>
<p>I’m not from engineering, but let me tell you what I’ve learned. Getting a good GPA at college is very different from getting a good GPA in high school. In high school, I had a 3.74/4.333 (an A-). In college I have a 4.0 (at Rutgers). It wasn’t as hard as I thought. The main thing is consistancy- you have to be consistently hand in your work, study before quizzes and tests, etc. Because of the curve, you only have to be in the top 20% or so in big classes. If you just do your work, that really isn’t very hard. It is sort of stressful though.</p>
<p>judging from the graduation with honors GPA requirement, you should expect a much lower average GPA from an engineering student compared to that of SAS.</p>
<p>Engineering is significantly tougher than most of SAS. (It may be on par with or a little harder than the more technical sciences, such as bio/chemistry or cell biology/neaurscience.) This could be a result of many things, such as:
- Tougher engineering courses in general
- A wide range of technical courses (A lot of heavy math courses, Physics, and other sciences depending on major.)
- The engineering courses on top of weedout classes such as Orgo, with only a few humanities courses to balance it out</p>
<p>I have heard the same things you have in regards to engineering gpas.</p>
<p>Personally, I have managed around the same gpa as I did in high school (which is in the 3.5-3.7 range), but I’m only a freshman so I really have yet to get into the courses that will really define my major.</p>
<p>I’m doing engineering at Rutgers New Brunswick and have a very low gpa of 2.0 and I’m very depressed. Note that half the class gets D’s and F’s. Rutgers NB has an acceptance rate of 30% and so it is quite selective and half are being failed.I’m thinking of transferring to NJIT to increase the gpa. Does anyone know the difficulty of the engineering at NJIT and also does anyone have an idea of what the average gpa at NJIT is? Any info would be of great help. Any advice?</p>
<p>Judging by the number of views for this post, apparently everyone wants to know the answer to this question!</p>
<p>Well the requirement to graduate with honors is a 3.2. The avg will be lower then that and I believe the avg gpa at most engineering schools is around a 3.0. I think I heard somewhere that the avg was a 2.9 at Rutgers which is reasonable, but I don’t remember where I heard that and it probably isn’t reliable. </p>
<p>You can’t determine what your college gpa will be based of your high school gpa. Some people have a higher gpa in college and some who had straight A’s in high school fail out of engineering.</p>
<p>I just finished my first year of engineering at Rutgers School of Engineering, and I managed to hold a 3.4-3.5 from fall-spring semester. I didn’t study very hardcore like most asians would, so I believe had I studied even harder, I probably could have pushed a 3.7 or 4.0. </p>
<p>But then again, like the person before me have said, I just finished the freshmen year, didn’t really start my major courses yet, so I wouldn’t know how well I will do in the future. </p>
<p>But judging by the Dean’s list this year, 3.2 and higher are definitely a small group of people rather than large. </p>
<p>Just do your work as you are supposed to, and you will be fine :)</p>
<p>There is also a strategy in holding your GPA in the range you want, which is getting A in 4 credit classes such as Calculus. and B+ or B in other classes such as chem/phy. and you will be in the 3.2-3.3 range. Because the 4CR Calculus class weighs so much, therefore an A in that class will benefit you alot. (That’s how I held my GPA steady, getting A’s both in calc 1 and 2, hardwork, but it paid off and definitely got me where I wanted my GPA to be) </p>
<p>I often think like this: (but you probably shouldn’t, lol) If I get an A in math (4CR), I can afford to fail statics and maybe 1 other class and still maintain an acceptable GPA! ahahaha and it was true (though i didn’t fail anything in the end)</p>
<p>xu701zero the strategy you mention is a good point. One student I know could have AP’d out of calc I but he took it anyway because he knew he would get an A and would need it to balance out his later (harder) courses.</p>
<p>Ok, i really depends what kind of student you are. If you took AP cources and know CHEM 1/2 physics and Calc by heart then you can chill and manage a 2.5. If you know these subjects and still study really Hard, you will get a 3.5+. Now if your like an average student who got a 3.8+ in highschool but didnt study cause it was easy. You are to be awakened by the difficulty of college. The tests are made to fail students so there is a curve. Lets give some numbers. Lets say there are 400 students in chem 1. 250 of those students will get a C or C+. 75 students will get a B/B+, 25 students will get an A. and the rest 150 will get a F or D. It might be off by 25 students more or less but thats how a college course works. </p>
<p>I think the Avg GPA of engineering student would be a 2.7/2.8.</p>
<p>Parties are fun and having fun in college is priority two. Trust me, college is so much fun, but i am going to tell you from personal experiences, finals week is HELL! 5 days of all nighters if you slack off all semester. My advice is to have fun but study too.</p>