<p>How hard are classes at Duke. Is it impossible to get a 4.0 like it is in UChicago.</p>
<p>My S attends and yes there is grade deflation at Duke. You can get good grades but it takes a lot of work and commitment. Duke is not easy depending and gets progressively tougher your major.</p>
<p>More grade deflation than I expected.. :(
For a while, grades were going up but now the science/econ classes are becoming much harder to do well in.</p>
<p>I've heard that only a handful of students have a 4.0 by the time they reach junior or senior year.</p>
<p>IIRC, Pratt has had only two people who have graduated with a 4.0....ever.</p>
<p>^that's hardcore</p>
<p>Whats IIRC?</p>
<p>^"if i remember correctly"</p>
<p>2 PEOPLE? ARE YOU SERIOUS HOLY COW..</p>
<p>well my freshmen year I remembered they sent out an email at the end of the year saying that 2 people graduated with 4.0 in pratt and that that was the first time ever. I haven't heard of anyone doing that since. So I'm guess yeah...2 people.</p>
<p>Edit: I went back and dug up Dean Johnson's email from 5-14-07 and it's actually 3 people. I stand corrected. However the main point is the same...the number is low...</p>
<p>However, on the other hand, one has to remember that Pratt didn't become a separate school the mid 1900s iirc, so the history there is a bit short. There might be more 4.0s for trinity</p>
<p>maybe he meant that 3 people in one year graduated with a 4.0 (like 3 teams finish perfect record in college football or basketball), most ever in a single year</p>
<p>not only 3 people in the history of pratt graduated with a 4.0...that seems too low</p>
<p>Could be, maybe I just can't read. Haha, good thing I'm no english major</p>
<p>The College of Engineering became a separate school in 1939 - not the mid 1990s. It just wasn't named "Pratt" until somewhat recently, but has been a separate school for a long time. And, yes, three people graduated with a 4.0 in the Class of 2007, the most every for a single year. Usually it is one per class. Occasionally, there have been two.</p>
<p>No one said mid 90s, I said mid 1900s, which I suppose I was referring to when Pratt became the School of Engineering which was 1966</p>