<p>I know that a lot of the other universities and colleges they grade according to the bell curve where only a certain amount of people get A’s, a certain amount get B’s and so on. I was wondering if BC does this and if it doesn’t how hard is it to get an A?</p>
<p>Most colleges grade on a bell-curve-like system. At BC, teachers are <em>supposed</em> to only give the top 10% of kids in each class an A, 10% an A- the majority of kids a B or B+, and only the slackers lower than a B- or C+. So technically your grade depends on how everyone else in the class does, which makes sense. I know in one theater class, the average grade was like a 93, and the professor would of got into trouble if they had given half the class A’s…</p>
<p>Of course, alot of teachers don’t follow this system and give out way more A’s and A-'s than the guidelines say they should. In short, if you are smart and work hard you will do well, just like any other college. That said, getting an A is not easy, and frankly it shouldn’t be at a university like BC.</p>
<p>It really depends on the professor. I honestly don’t think most professors grade based on a bell curve. Most of them follow a 93-100 (A), 90-93 (A-), 87-90 (B+), etc. grading system. With that said, for the ones who have graded according to some kind of curve, it’s generally been curved to a B+ (mean).</p>