<p>I was admitted to GW for fall 2006, and I am wondering what the grade inflation is like at GW. I am going to be taking Intro to Maco/Mico Economics, so for instance, is a B an easy grade to get in a class like that? </p>
<p>I am looking to get a 3.3 my first semester, and I plan to work extremely hard. I had a 3.68 weighted Gpa in high school, with a 1220 on SATs, if this helps. How hard is it to do it?</p>
<p>3.3 is relatively easy to get. But you should work hard regardless. I noticed that my grades continue to slip as I progress through GW, but that could just be me. You'll be taking a lot of GCR's during your first years, so if you're familiar with the subject matter, you could afford some slacking. For example, I had to take stat at GW, but I remembered a lot from what I learned at high school so that class was an easy A.</p>
<p>A lot of it depends on who your professor is, what your professor's teaching style is and how that relates to your learning style. Examine the syllabus. What is the grade break-down? What percent of your grade is participation? What are the exams worth? How intent is your prof on checking that you read? Etc. These are some questions you should keep in mind. </p>
<p>If you were a hard worker in high school, make sure you carry that work ethic to college. If high school was a breeze for you, make sure you wake up and realize that college isn't like high school. That was my biggest mistake during my first semester.</p>
<p>I think I need to maintain my GPA for my merit based scholarships. Is it really hard to get a 3.7 or a 3.8? Are there +s and -s in GWU for grades? (not just A, B, C but... A+, A-, etc..)</p>
<p>There are +s and -s at GW. A 3.7 GPA is an A- average. It all depends on your work ethic and learning style. If you came in with a merit scholarship that (hopefully) means that you were a hard worker in high school, so (again, hopefully) that should carry over into college. Again, a lot of it depends on the mix of classes you're taking, professors teaching, activities you're in involved in, study habits, etc. My suggestion is work your ass off first semester than gauge if you need to put in the same amount of work or less.</p>