<p>Ok, this is the first post in this sub-forum.....Discuss anything about engineering.</p>
<p>how hard is it to get an "A" in biomedical engineering? Is there a lot of work or are the grades calculated based on tests?</p>
<p>anyone???????????</p>
<p>i would like to know too</p>
<p>Shouldn't it depend more on the school than on anything else?</p>
<p>I'd guess that the biggest obstacles to getting As will be the core engineering/science classes - as in any engineering discipline you'll likely have a pile of requirements like Calculus, Chem, Physics, etc. Note that "biomedical engineering" means different things in different programs - it can focus on ChemE, MechE, or other disciplines. To pick one example, at Florida State BME majors take all of the required ChemE core classes, plus biochemistry, anatomy/physiology, and a few other requirements (<a href="http://www.eng.fsu.edu/cheme/biomed/undergraduate/curriculum.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.eng.fsu.edu/cheme/biomed/undergraduate/curriculum.html</a> ).</p>
<p>It's about time! :D It is difficult getting As as some schools try to weed out the students during the first years but once you pass that, it's not as bad. Have the study decipline and the concept understanding and As will come. It's different for everyone.</p>
<p>Engineering exams are curved at most places, so you need to beat a certain percentage of the class to get that A. For example, UIUC ECE classes give out anywhere from 10% to 30% A's, so you have to be in that top x%. Since many (usually weaker) students drop out in the first couple of years, you can imagine how that affects the curve in advanced classes...</p>
<p>What if the class did extremely well and even the lowest grade was high? Will someone still get an F?</p>
<p>I think they tend to have a high number of C's and reserve the D's and F's for those who really deserved them, i.e. in their opinion your performance was such that you're not really ready to take the next class. The low grades will almost never be high anyway, probably somewhere around 20%. The highest grades on exams are usually around 80% to 95%, with an average of 50% to 80%.</p>
<p>I am sure it depends on the school and individual professor, but at most schools the curve is higher or non-existant for higher level classes. It is very unusal for everyone to get a high score on an exam. Usually if one exam is too easy, the next exam is extra hard to balence it out.</p>
<p>Yeah most professors try to make their tests with a cetain average in mind (50-70%). There is not a likely chance that all grades will be high. If so they are downscaled.</p>