<p>What is the GPA required in order to graduate with Honors? (sorry if repost).</p>
<p>And, does honors in here mean "cum laude", "summa cum laude", and "magna cum laude"? Or any other kind of "honors"?</p>
<p>3.5 (the only kind of distinction recorded is "with honors")</p>
<p>OK...now I see something doesn't make sense in Caltech GPA statistic:</p>
<p>According to the most recent Registrar's Newsletter, as of Jan. 19 2007: Approximately 9% of undergraduates currently have a GPA of 4.0 or higher; 34% have a GPA of 3.5 or higher; and 58% have GPA of 3.0 or higher.</p>
<p>And from Caltech website:
Degrees awarded in 2006
BS 247 (of whom 146 graduated with honor)
-->~60% with GPA > 3.5.</p>
<p>That means students with GPA >3.5 are 60% (assuming all years share roughly same GPA distribution), as opposed to 34% from the the registrar's info. </p>
<p>Can somebody explain this discrepancy?</p>
<p>I would expect that all years do not share the same GPA distribution. Many people suffer during core since they are forced to take classes in subjects that they are not strong. Also, for many people, there's room senior year for electives, which they could use to boost their GPA.</p>
<p>While a 3.5 GPA guarantees graduating with honor, many of those that have much lower GPAs do as well because of special recognition by faculty for excellent research. The average graduating GPA is somewhere around 3.2, which is consistent with the Registrar's data.</p>
<p>I know we'll probably get some more information about this soon, but here goes anyway:</p>
<p>What happens if we take the Placement Tests and only end up placing out of, say, Math 1a? Is that even possible? If so, what math course do we end up taking first term?</p>
<p>I'm just asking because, looking over the math dept website, I am pretty comfortable with the 1a material, but not at all confident about 1b, and clueless about 1c.</p>
<p>You can't pass out of Ma 1a alone. If you feel like you really know the material well, then study analytic linear algebra and try to pass out of Ma 1a and Ma 1b. If you can, you'll take Ma 2a and Ma 2b first and second term of frosh year instead.</p>
<p>Is there any way to sticky threads on this board? These same questions come up so often.</p>
<p>As far as being revoked - how many Bs are potentially too many Bs?</p>
<p>I don't think they care too much about Bs. Particularly if they're in humanities classes or something.</p>
<p>OK - I know I'm being insanely paranoid - it would really suck to be revoked though. I think I'll get a B+ in Latin and maybe Computer science. They can't really complain about Comp. Sci. too much, because I got a B+ last semester also. I really don't get along with computers.</p>
<p>You'll be fine.</p>
<p>With all the chaos caused by the preparation for Math exam and a million of end-term projects for high scool that were due these last couple of weeks , I totally forgot about the writing assessment test, and, as a result, missed the deadline.
While it says
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If you register for the June assessment and circumstances arise that make it impossible for you to submit an essay, then you will automatically be listed for the makeup assessment, with no penalty.
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, I am not sure whether I have to tell them the reason for that (and whether forgetting about it would be a valid one).</p>
<p>Oh, and regarding the Math Diagnostic test, I hope we were not expected to answer everything correct in order to pass out of that "special section of Math 1a designed to srengthen students' background in Calculus", were we?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>"regarding the Math Diagnostic test, I hope we were not expected to answer everything correct in order to pass out of that "special section of Math 1a designed to srengthen students' background in Calculus", were we?"
From what I remember from three years ago- it was pretty close.</p>
<p>anyone know about the Physics and Chem placement exams? are they very difficult? any different from AP material?</p>
<p>anyone know about any Bio placements?</p>
<p>In short: No bio. Phys is "trick" questions. Chem depends on the person.</p>
<p>Physics is due in July. I don't think there's a bio placement test, and I just filled out a questionnaire form for chem.</p>
<p>Oh, there's a chem placement test alright...</p>
<p>you'll find out soon...hehe...</p>
<p>Oh lovely... just when I thought I was done.</p>
<p>Will the Bi 1 topic still be the "Biology and Biophysics of Viruses"?</p>