<p>In a typical class, what fraction of the students do you think get an A?</p>
<p>Also, how does the GPA system work exactly?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the meticulous questions lol.. I haven't even sent in my application yet!</p>
<p>No prob...at this time last year, I was in your exact position asking a million questions on here, trying to decide where to transfer in to. I think 1/4 of the class gets A's. Not because they are relatively hard to get, but because most students do things on weekends and don't work on papers/projects or complete their readings until the night before they are due.</p>
<p>In the College, 54% of the grades awarded in 2004-05 were As. They are trying to curb that (apparently).
GPA scale for Penn can be found here: <a href="http://www.college.upenn.edu/rules/grades.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.college.upenn.edu/rules/grades.html</a> (scroll down to the bottom)</p>
<p>This is my first semester at Penn (I transferred up here). So, what if a student gets a D? Does that mean that student has to retake the course again or only if the student receives an F? Or is everything just based around a cumulative GPA (as long as someone maintains a 2.00)? Things are a little different than Texas up here, so I am trying to just get a clear picture of how it works (not that I will be getting any D's)</p>
<p>what is the likelihood someone get a A- to B+ on intro chem of physics for engineering students?</p>
<p>AFAIK you only retake if you get an F, and you have to maintain a certain cum. (or possibly semester) GPA to avoid academic probation. I'm not sure what happens if you get a D...it's never come up for me or any one I know (or if it has, they don't talk about it!) So maybe you get some academic counselling or something?</p>