<p>How is the grade distribution? What is the avg for most classes especially sciences like bio, chem, physics, and math?</p>
<p>is a GPA like 3.6 in science and 3.8 overall too difficult to get?</p>
<p>The averages tend to be in the upper 'C' range for most intro courses, at least from what i've experienced. </p>
<p>I can't speak for most of the upper level courses (i'm only finishing my soph. year), but that GPA is doable as long as you work at it. My science GPA is actually higher than my overall, although that might change by the time ochem grades come out :-D</p>
<p>I havn't taken physics, but i've heard its relatively easy to get a B, but not so much to get an A.</p>
<p>The key thing for the math and sciences GPA is to ace those freshmen math classes (4 credits each). I guess chem makes a big difference as well, considering that's a year long thing too. To put in perspective though, 3.5 is Dean's Honors, 3.75 is Dean's High Honors.</p>
<p>but how many people get like dean's high honors</p>
<p>Actually, more people seem to get Dean's High Honors than Deans Honors. I guess that means more people do really well than people who do well.</p>
<p>Interesting Sachmoney. so then, a lot of people graduate with honors here at Case huh? And why does your location say Ann Arbor?? did you just got yourself out of Case?? If so, may I ask why (a little off topic though)?</p>
<p>Case's average GPA is between 3.2 - 3.3. Keep in mind that this includes all majors. I would guess that the average GPAs for engineering and science majors will be lower than humanities and fine arts majors. My son is finishing his second year at Case (he is a science major). According to him, most classes keep an average of upper "C" range (as CaseSpartan suggested).</p>
<p>I'm a prospective BME and I was looking at the requirements to get into the BS/MS program and it said you need a minimum of a 3.4 to even apply...isn't that kind of high or do BME's at case usually get around that?</p>
<p>pdoshi88:</p>
<p>In my experience as a BME, I haven't had too much of a problem. There definitely is grade inflation here, I can't recall an engineering class where the average was as low as a C.</p>
<p>really? wow, I wouldn't say there is grade inflation in the sciences- basically all the classes have C averages. I guess that's because they don't curve.</p>
<p>edit: woops, just realized i already said this earlier, oh well.</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore physics major, who took the premed reqs and I have a 3.7 overall, and in my major, 3.6 in sciences, with varsity swimming.</p>
<p>Definitely doable, but you gotta put in the work. I live with a couple kids who have 4.0s, BioChem majors, premed, with jobs. I know a guy who graduated with a 4.0, Biology major, premed, varsity swimming, 3 time NCAA Academic All American, got into the MD/PhD program at Vandy. </p>
<p>I've never met an engineer with a 4.0, but I know a few with 3.8s. </p>
<p>Avgs in most courses range from Cs to B+s, I would say. With 85 an A very very frequently. Some professors do create grade cutoffs entirely based on how the class does on the whole, so you won't know what you're cutoffs will be until you walk out of that final exam.</p>
<p>Well, there are 7 current junior engineering majors w/4.0 gpa. All received awards last week at academic awards luncheon. Last year there were 18 when sophomores w/4.0 in Case School of Engineering, so as you can see, there aren't many, and it drops off quickly.</p>