Engineering school really as hard as people make it seem?

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<p>You can’t really compare grade inflation across majors. We all know that non-science classes give easier A’s, and those schools have very different percentages of students in STEM.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/tcr2010grading.pdf”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/tcr2010grading.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (figure 3) suggests that, relative to natural sciences, GPAs in social studies and engineering are about 0.2 higher, and GPAs in humanities are about 0.3 higher.</p>

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<p>Sorry for the bump but assuming I dedicate 40-45 hours of study time outside of class and I understand the subject well what can I expect to get in mechanical engineering. I know it is hard to say but just a rough estimate would be fine. Would I do well, fail, or just barely pass. Obviously it would depend on workload for the specific week but on average it would be 45 hours.</p>

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<p>Hmmm…perhaps a 3.0? </p>

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<p>45 hours actually is a lot compared to a good 30 hours that my college recommends for each work. It depends on you, your problem solving skills, and intuition. If you get something right away, then you won’t have to do as much studying as typical other majors.</p>

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<p>A typical normal course load of 15-16 credits is supposed to correspond to 45-48 hours of work per week, including both in-class and out-of-class time. Of course, specific courses vary, with lab courses and those with term projects tending toward higher workload.</p>

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<p>Yes, 45-48 is the standard expected amount. </p>

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<p>Think of college as a full time job. Not just go to class and then do a little homework, but read the chapters, do homework, do papers, study as you go along, and not just at the end.</p>