<p>any current undergrads could you please give me an avg GPA in engineering? (if possible specifically- chem e!)</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>With my apologies to the Prof who wrote this note to us several years ago when DS was making his college decision- since I have not requested his permission to excerpt it here - this may answer some of your concerns. It was in response to our concerns that it would be harder to graduate from Rice with a decent g.p.a. in engineering than it would at a state school, due to the stronger student body. (The concern was due to the fact that some employers use a cut-off of 3.0 to choose applicants for jobs.)<br>
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We certainly do have very strong students, but the competition is very friendly. All of the chemical engineering students work together on their homework assignments (encouraged by faculty). The college system here provides a support group unrivaled in state schools. We have a low student to faculty ratio, and our faculty encourages students to drop in when they need help with their studies, or if they just want to chat about things in general.</p>
<p>I cannot guarantee what the employment situation will be like several years from now, but at the moment it is very favorable for chemical engineers. I do not know of any of our graduates last year who left without employment. For a given level of hard work and talent, I don't believe there is any disadvantage for a student going to Rice as compared with a State School. The students who take positions outside of chemical engineering generally do so by choice. Historically we have had many students go on to further studies in graduate school, medical school, law school, and business school.</p>
<p>As far as grades are concerned, there is no requirement that we curve to give D's and F's. The average grades given in my classes are much higher than the equivalent classes I taught at Ohio State. The bottom gpa's just about always go to students who do not put in the effort. By far the most of our chemical engineering students maintain a gpa above a B-average.
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Hope this helps, and my thanks to the prof who took the time to reply to our concerns several years ago... ;) P.S. Engineering students work HARD at Rice, as do students in other departments. The good grades are definitely earned!</p>
<p>That is a nice note but the B- is a scary grade, it is a 2.7...</p>
<p>that is not good for Grad/Med/Law school.</p>
<p>I read that like a "B average," using a hyphenated word for B-average. Not "B-" average.</p>
<p>Of course, I'm not sure what the prof meant. But that's how I read it.</p>
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<p>that is not good for Grad/Med/Law school.
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<p>If you can't take the heat, switch majors. Not everyone is cut out to be a chemical engineer.</p>
<p>Agreed. I'm pretty sure he meant B average. If he meant B- average, there would have been a space after the minus. :) DS is working HARD, but getting decent grades as a sophomore ChemE major. DS is home for a portion of spring break. I looked at the textbook he is (supposedly) studying from, since he left it on the table; it looks like a language I have never seen before!</p>
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That is a nice note but the B- is a scary grade, it is a 2.7..
that is not good for Grad/Med/Law school.
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Rice grads do very well for grad school/med/law school placement. Be not afraid!</p>
<p>thanks for the info everyone....
v helpful to know
also i wondered where rice grads usually do their post grad in engineering?</p>
<p>I am currently a CHBE sophomore, and I am maintaining around a 3.4 gpa now. Its really quite tough, and I really hope I can make it past this semester. </p>
<p>btw anxiousmom, I think I am also using that textbook that contains really weird equations in it... Its just really funny that you mentioned that, since when I read the post I remembered what I thought 4 months ago when I recieved the book by mail.</p>
<p>what is the minimum G.P.A for engineering at Rice university at the undergraduate level..... please</p>
<p>If you are on a scholarship from Rice, I think the min GPA for anyone is a 2.5. For summer internships and research opportunities I know that the required GPA to be considered for acceptance is generally a 3.0- in some cases a 3.33.</p>
<p>I think the minimum GPA to keep a scholarship at Rice is 2.8, but maybe that depends on which scholarship it is. I know the Barbara Jordan Scholarship is 2.8.</p>