<p>so i know this a question thta might be hard to answer, but how hard is it to get a "good" (3.7+) GPA at Emory as a freshman? I mean I think i want go into premed but I'm not sure, and I've heard that Emory doesn't focus on major related classes much freshman year (compared to some other schools...) I mean if i want to go to med school, i want a good GPA, and if i'm going to end up with like a 3 at Emory when I can get a 4.0 at UT, taht kinda sucks! (even though the quality of education at Emory is superior, I suppose)</p>
<p>come on guys. 12 views and zero replies? :(</p>
<p>I have a friend who is a freshman at Emory and he’s suggested that it’s not too bad if you’re willing to put in any kind of work at all. </p>
<p>Also I think he mentioned something about being able to drop a class right up until the final as a freshman with no “W” or incomplete on your transcript, but I’m not entirely sure.</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>From what I have heard, if you work - you will get a good GPA</p>
<p>Mavsgirl,</p>
<p>My roommate is Pre-Med (and from San Antonio, not sure if your from Texas), he says that its more difficult to get a good GPA here than at UT, but its still do-able if you work hard. He thinks that its better to go here though, because the prestige and rigor of Emory is more attractive to Med Schools, and Emory is re-vamping their Pre-Med advising.</p>
<p>My freshman year there were between 100-150 students who got a 3.9 or better first semester. (there was an honors society that listed all of the students who got in). </p>
<p>but how “hard” it is to accomplish is completely relative. </p>
<p>I know students with 3.9+ that barely study and think Emory is much easier than their high schools.</p>
<p>I also know students who publicly curse Emory for being so difficult compared to their high schools.</p>
<p>^ I have heard that the non-science/non-business majors have an easier time at Emory making good grades…Any input about the intro-Science classes?</p>
<p>I just finished freshman year and got a 3.92 and doing Premed as well. First semester, I know that there were about 175 kids with above 3.90.</p>
<p>^^^^ dude what were your high school stats? Did have to work really hard for that 3.92…I would kill to have a 3.92 at Emory next year…</p>
<p>if you study consciously everyday 2-3 hours a day you will get 3.9+ for sure!!!</p>
<p>I never study until a day before exams and i still am pulling off 3.8++!!! (pre-med)</p>
<p>I only had a 3.8 in high school. But I got my act together for college. Watch out for first semester. The partying is crazy. I would’ve got a 3.6 first semester. BUT, freshman year, you’re allowed one class to drop up to the day before finals. So i dropped a class I would’ve gotten a B in. That will help you a lot next year.</p>
<p>And of course you’ll hvae to work. But I know you can do it. Just stay focused and think about how much college tuition is. That makes you want to work harder cuz you don’t want to waste money. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>What about non Asians?</p>
<p>^^^^ROOFFFLLLL…lol…asian sterotypes are hilarous lol…</p>
<p>hilsa: even if said in jest, that is a pretty offensive statement.</p>
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white girls who wanna help crazy people can’t compare to asians in any way :)</p>
<p>^^^^ bluebayou, I don’t think she was trying to be offensive…I am asian and I thought it was hilarous…its fun to see the sterotypes of ourselves once in a while lol…</p>
<p>bluebayou, I guess we don’t have the same sense of humor. I say stuff like that all the time. Jews and Asians are my favorite groups to stereotype. I guess it’s because I’m jealous I don’t fall into either of those groups because I’m a poor, atheist cracker.</p>
<p>But I’m so excited that Emory is like 1/3 Jew and 1/3 Asian! ^_^</p>
<p>i fall into both of those groups if you count eastern europe as asia…emory is gonna be awesomeeeeeeeee</p>
<p>Emory IS 1/3rd Asian and 1/3rd Jewish. If you don’t fall into either of those groups, you might find it to be a bit more difficult to adjust…</p>
<p>As for getting a 3.8+…it’s def. not the easiest thing. I’ve noticed that it seems to depend a lot on what classes you take first semester of freshman year. Those who took their Health, PE, so-called ‘tit’ classes early on got the boost to their GPA. Those who chose difficult electives or core classes early on got bombarded and their GPAs suffered. </p>
<p>It also, sadly, depends on the teachers’ grading systems. Some count 95-100 as an A others count 90-100 as an A, or 93-100 as an A. My microeconomics class allowed 88-100 as an A.</p>
<p>I disagree with some people here. I think it’s pretty hard. But then again, I’m a double major and (unrecognized) minor. My GPA isn’t horrible, but it’s not great, and it’s lower than I would like. But I’m also super involved in a million things.</p>
<p>My experience has been that even if you “if you study consciously everyday 2-3 hours a day you will get 3.9+ for sure!!!” you can’t always do well. Just pick courses carefully…</p>