<p>This is mostly for current students. How hard is it to maintain a 3.5 or above at Cornell?</p>
<p>I was just wondering because I want to go to law school after Cornell, if I'm accepted, and I need a high GPA. Let me know what school you're in and your GPA too. Thanks</p>
<p>Depends on what you want to major in.</p>
<p>lets say ILR</p>
<p>Not hard, given that you spend a reasonable amount of time doing your work.</p>
<p>4.0+, AEM in CALS</p>
<p>I would say that depends more on your own personal characteristics than on the school. Personally, 3.5 would be a disappointment for me while it would be considered a good semester for someone else.</p>
<p>3.5 in ilr wont be a breeze. It's not impossible, but you'll have to put considerable effort into our work. ILR is known for having rather difficult intro courses with "easier" upper-level classes. </p>
<p>To get A's in some of the intro classes in ilr (OB, HR) you'll only have to be good at memorizing. Though the exams were based solely on the lectures, the profs would literally pick out minor details from the lecture notes and include them in one of twenty questions on the final exam. Miss one or two of these and you've lost the A for the test. When my friends and I printed out the lecture notes from powerpoint onto Word, they were about 35-40 pages long per exam. It's alot, but if you put the time into it, you'll be able to memorize it all. </p>
<p>For A's in classes like history, you'll need to be able to write flawlessly. One of the professors for intro labor history is nicknamed "D-minus Daniels" for a reason. </p>
<p>Just be prepared to work your butt off if you really want that high gpa. C's aren't very hard to get, B's require some work but aren't impossible, but only the best students will get A's. </p>
<p>by the way, i have a 3.7 overall in ilr.</p>
<p>I think it's a little easier to get a high GPA with humanities and prelaw type courses than it is in the sciences and engineering. Though I'd be willing to guess that core courses for ILR are challenging as well.</p>
<p>I took all engineering and math courses last semester, maintainted a 3.7 and still managed to have a good time. . ..so I think it's definately manageable to get a 3.5. It will take work though.</p>
<p>how about 3.5+ in chemistry?</p>
<p>What about in psychology?</p>
<p>I second the psychology question.</p>
<p>tchaikovsky. . . .I don't know about upper level chem, but intro chem isn't bad. I had to do a moderate ammount of work for CHEM207, but I had a really poor chem background (only took a joke of a NYS regents chem course in HS), and ended up doing really well.</p>
<p>It's some work, but I think if you're really intereted in chemistry it is very manageable. I hear that orgo is tough, but I think it's a very love/hate class. Some people love it, and do just fine, others find it difficult to get through and gripe about it. . .I don't know first hand since I won't be taking it until next year. </p>
<p>As far as psychology, easier than chem. I hear intro psych is absolutely great, and a pretty easy class if you read. There will be work, but I would be willing to guess that it's not overly difficult with the acception of some upper level classes.</p>
<p>two views ... </p>
<p>Look at the overall population ... the average GPA at Cornell is a little of 3.00 ... I'd guess maybe 20%-25% have 3.5 or better ... does anyone have the real numbers?</p>
<p>But that is an average of all students ... how do you fit in that mix? How focussed are you on studying versus your classmates? How easy do you find Cornell? </p>
<p>3.5 is pretty doable if your academic talents are average or above and you don't have hard core ECs and/or are not a goof off.</p>
<p>Average Arts and Sciences GPA is around 3.3 I believe.</p>
<p>Here is the arts and sciences deans list requirement to help give you an idea of what is commendable in arts, as an example: <a href="http://www.arts.cornell.edu/stu-adv/deanslist.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.arts.cornell.edu/stu-adv/deanslist.asp</a></p>
<p>Hmmm... do many students goof off? I vision everyone at Cornell as hard-working... like at least 90% of the students.</p>
<p>goof off? as in not do work? or as in enjoy themselves and have (sometimes immature) fun, though not not necessarily at the expense of their academic performance?</p>
<p>what was that link that had the average grade of each class at cornell?</p>
<p>BIO G400 CLINICAL CORRELATES SEMINAR 3 D-</p>
<p>Ouch. What's so hard about that class?</p>
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<p>Usually, its the engineering students that goof off because they have almost no homework and their classes require very little study. Hotelies are usually the ones you see in the library working together. They are often assigned very large and challenging projects that are actually reviewed by employers and companies.</p>
<p>how were all those grades A's and B's?</p>