<p>For the College of LSA, the cutoff GPAs for honors in 2007 were:
Top 25% = 3.649
Top 10% = 3.821
Top 3% = 3.930</p>
<p>College</a> of Literature, Science, and the Arts</p>
<p>Based on these cutoffs, I would say about 20% of the class has a 3.7+ GPA, which is difficult but hardly impossible.</p>
<p>Those statistics are meaningless, unless they take into account major. There's a huge disparity in the difficulty of classes here. Some classes you can do nothing all semester and get an A, other classes you work your ass off for a B.</p>
<p>I put in maybe 20 hours the entire semester for an Asian studies class; got an A- because I misspelled words.</p>
<p>I put in 20 hours for Orgo? I fail. Simple as that. Stats are misleading.</p>
<p>"Not true. There's been plenty. Some of them are even profs in the CoE now."</p>
<p>Hasn't there only been one (Zeke) in the past 5 or so years that went all the way through to 396?</p>
<p>"For the College of LSA, the cutoff GPAs for honors in 2007 were:
Top 25% = 3.649
Top 10% = 3.821
Top 3% = 3.930</p>
<p>College of Literature, Science, and the Arts</p>
<p>For Engineering
Top 25% = 3.25+
Top 10% = 3.5+
top 3% = 3.75 +
and that is in a much more self-selective group with generally better high school stats.
So it really depends which school you are in</p>
<p>Where did you get those stats? Is it just an estimate?</p>
<p>COE advising center website and leaflet</p>
<p>What are the grades comprised of? Are they solely based on exams??</p>
<p>It depends on the class...some classes (like Math 115 and 116) are based almost exclusively on exams. Others (like Engin 101, Chem 130, Physics) have project and homework grades making up a part of your grade as well.</p>
<p>Engineering is ridiculous. I transfered in to EE this semester, it is a ton of work. I had to take EECS 280 this semester....toughest class I have ever taken by a factor of like five. (To note, I did absolutely nothing in Engin 101 and got an A.) Just hoping that I passed...extremely happy that it is the last computer programming I will ever have to do. I'll take crunching numbers any day. </p>
<p>My GPA is going to take a major hit this semester. Very pleased to see those Engineering GPA breakdowns....I have been very disappointed with my results here, but apparently I am almost in the top 10%.</p>
<p>"(To note, I did absolutely nothing in Engin 101 and got an A.)"
nice job choosing bielejew or whatever hiis last name is...i wish i chose his class</p>
<p>Those things even themselves out...I've gotten the "worse" professors for EECS 215 and 216 since then.</p>