<p>I plan to major in mech eng. Is it extremely hard to maintain a 3.5 gpa in engineering like in all engineering schools??</p>
<p>Yes, it's fairly difficult to maintain a 3.5. But that does not mean it's not possible.</p>
<p>im doing engineering too...dunno what kind yet though...i wanna try to keep up around a 3.5...that would be nice...plus im thinking of doing dual so you have to have like a 3.25 or something right</p>
<p>3.5 at graduation is probably about the top 30th percentile in the Engineering school.</p>
<p>The average SAT score for SEAS is 2.7.</p>
<p>I think that's only for freshmen or first semester. By graduation, the average rises to about 3.2, as I've heard. But don't take my word for it.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the overall GPA is 2.7. Link?</p>
<p>2.7! isn't that kind of low for grad schools? or do they consider the fact that you did engineering?</p>
<p>They sort of have to. I'm sure the Engineering grad schools know, not really sure about the others. Keep in mind that half of people do get above that. :)</p>
<p>I sure hope they do! why doesnt wharton have a worse curve?</p>
<p>The Associate Dean of SEAS said that the average GPA at graduation is about a B+, so I would guess around 3.1-3.3. Furthermore, a DP article some time ago said that in SEAS, 25% of the people have above 3.4. So assuming that distribution is normal, the average overall for everybody should be around 3.0.</p>
<p>Exactly. Getting an A at an Ivy takes a little more work. That's why having a B average GPA (3.0) is respectable among graduate schools/employers coming out of Penn. Trust me, what got you an "A" before will not necessarily get you an "A" here. Honestly, I'm not here to be negative, but it was definitely a wake-up call fo me in my first semester here, although I did fairly well.</p>
<p>Aurelius, the Dean's statement doesn't quite add up your assumption.</p>
<p>so basically work very very hard as soon as first semester!!</p>
<p>Don't take 5.5 classes first semmester like I did. Get tutors- they are free. Take college of general studies classes. They are the same credit but usually easier, better taught, and more personal in difficult subjects. They are primarily for adults taking part time classes at Penn. Dont slack off -do the homework. I ended up with 2C+s and 3As first semmester and I had to work my ass off.</p>