<p>the above question..what about for double majors...what about for poli sci..or for econ..</p>
<p>how hard is it to obtain a gpa of over 3.8 and maintain that through junior/senior year</p>
<p>Emory academics will be similar to other instuituions of such calibre. With that said, but without knowing your previous background, it ain't all that bad.</p>
<p>Freshmen and Sophomore year are filled with General Education courses, which there is a huge range to choose from. I have not had any significant difficulty in obtaining an A or A- in any of those courses. With the most minimal effort, I have seen people in the B- range.</p>
<p>As far as majors goes, I depends on each major. I hate Economics therefore it would be tough for me while you may find the same courses pretty simple. Your Junior and Senior year will be filled more with the completion of major courses. </p>
<p>Have you thought about the Goizueta Business School or are you set on Economics (Emory College)? </p>
<p>A 3.8 is definitely possible, but only with hard work and selectively picking your classes (e.g. taking Astronomy over Chemistry).</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong though. Emory isn't community college and there will be some tough courses and long papers...</p>
<p>i was thinking poli sci and econ but i am not definite on them just yet and i was going for emory college not b school. in addition, if you are applying for difficult study abroad programs and graduate school woudln't a high 3.85 gpa with classes that are easier not be as good..or are you saying still takek the hard courses but just where possible take the easy ones when they are like electives and such?</p>
<p>I am under the impression that although credits transfer, grades never transfer from study abroad programs. I am 99% of that. Allows you to have a great time abroad and not worry about your GPA.</p>
<p>Graduate school is definitely something to keep in the back of your mind. Let me reiterate something. There will be no easy way out of a major's courses. They are what they are. </p>
<p>The easier courses, if you know where to look, will come out of your GER need. An easy GER is not necessarily an A, but will be easier compared to the other courses within the same category. </p>
<p>The courses you take closer to the end of your stay at Emory will be looked more then your Freshmen year courses, where at almost every school are 101s, Intros., and Seminars.</p>
<p>Emory's Poli. Sci. department is definitely really good. Econ as well. You can also choose the Goizueta route if you so wish once you actual matriculate and decide Econ. isn't for you. LOTS of people do Double Majors. Its more the norm then exception. And Double Majoring between Econ. and Goizueta is also popular.</p>
<p>Depending on what High School you went to, this will vary but I have found Emory to be easier then High School. The courses are more difficult, but you choose your class time and, for example, I won't have classes on Friday next semester. Waking up at 10AM (or some days noon) to go to class is a HUGE plus! [Compared with 6AM for HS :-(] </p>
<p>I assume your applying as a Freshmen?</p>
<p>yes i am and i'm very very excited too..i really loved emory when i saw it a couple weeks ago..but anyway just wondering i was actually hoping to go study abroad at oxford or cambridge which is why i asked about how difficult a 3.85 is to attain..i'm not looking for easy courses necessarily but courses that are respected such that its not a fluff schedule, but i assume the if you study the courses are A-able..that is what i want to know..also how do the courses break down like A= 4 A-=? or what is that breakdown..</p>
<p>also..even from a cambridge or oxford the grades don't transfer over? do the credits...what if you go for an academic year does that mean you need to stay an extra year at college..whats the deal with that..you know what i mean, right?</p>
<p>Credits from abroad programs do transfer. Otherwise, no one would be able to afford study abroad programs. If you go through our study abroad office (<a href="http://www.cipa.emory.edu%5B/url%5D">www.cipa.emory.edu</a>) then it's a really seamless process. If you choose an abroad program through another University, then you might have to request approval from CIPA first or petition the department, dean's office, or the registrar. But you should know before you travel whether you will get credit or not. I've never met anyone who didn't get credit for their abroad program. Sometimes you have to fight for it if it's not one of the programs through Emory, but it always works out in the end. </p>
<p>The grade breakdown is A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, and so on. Overall GPAs above a 3.8 are attainable but fairly rare and very difficult, especially as a science major.</p>
<p>Consider the British Studies summer program at University College, Oxford. It's run by the English dept. More info is available on the CIPA website.</p>
<p>what about poli sci/econ double major is a 3.8 as hard as science..would it be easier if it was just a single major..?</p>
<p>Stratman1011,</p>
<p>Credits will transfer but the actual grades will not affect your GPA. As long as you pass the courses abroad, you get the credits for them.</p>
<p>A Poli Sci/Econ major is probably not as difficult as a Science major. In the end, most of the courses your taking won't have anything to do with your major. </p>
<p>Like as previously mentioned, a 3.8 will require hard work, similar to that of any other University of similar caliber. Would you go to Harvard, knowing you would leave with a 3.0 or go to a Community College and leave with a 4.0? </p>
<p>Similar to the weighted GPA in high school, the GPA in college must be put in context to what school your attending. </p>
<p>I am wondering where this 3.8 GPA you mention comes from though? Coming to an institution of Academia you must also realize that GPA isn't the only important thing to consider. Whether a 3.8, 3.6. or 3.4, whatever goal [read: job or Grad. school] your trying to reach will still be there. If you stay focused on the 3.8 you might loose sight of whats really important, whether its that end-goal, or whatever...</p>
<p>well to get into oxford or cambridge for an academic year stud abroad program which has been my goal for a while, you need at least a 3.7 and i hear at least a 3.85 to be competitive</p>
<p>Have you applied to Oxford or Cambridge as a Full-Time student?</p>
<p>Do you think you would be able to maintain a 3.7 or 3.85 AT Oxford or Cambridge?</p>
<p>"Overall GPAs above a 3.8 are attainable but fairly rare and very difficult, especially as a science major."</p>
<p>DGBELL, what do you mean by science major? Natural sciences or
social sciences?</p>
<p>By and large 3.8 overall is pretty challenging, no matter what major you are. Within the natural sciences though, a 3.8 is even more difficult.</p>
<p>This whole thread as gotten kind of ridiculous. Emory isn't easy, but the workload is manageable. If you really want a 3.8, you can work all the time and probably make it with a little luck. Some students can make high grades without much work, while others have to study all the time just to make Bs. You're ability to make high grades depends on your intelligence, work ethic, and how much fun you want to have. If you want to be miserable for 4 years and spend every night in the library, then yes, you can probably make a 3.8. Most students realize that there is more to life and college than sitting underneath fluorescent lights reading textbooks and try to make it out into the real world a couple of nights a week. At the end of the day, you're going to realize what is important to you. If GPA and study abroad at Oxcam is all that matters, then you will find a way to do it. I'm willing to bet though that once you end up at whatever school you're accepted to, you'll realize that as interesting as it would be to study there for a year, you'd rather be at a concert, party, movie, or some other place with friends every night than in the library. Or you could do both and just go to Oxford over the summer. </p>
<p>I'm not trying to dash your dreams, I'm just trying to be honest and realistic. Just my 2 cents.</p>
<p>ya i understand that completely....ALL i wanted to know was if a 3.8+ was attainable at emory so if i decide to go that way i know that its not for nothing</p>
<p>i think you're focusing a little too much on something that's not very important. i know it's your decision, but i wouldn't count a school out just because you're not likely to get the gpa you need to study at oxbridge. think about it, you study abroad for one semester and at your own school for seven (usually). if you enjoy your own school enough it won't be a big deal if you don't get in an oxbridge program. but if you spend your first 5 semesters or so orienting your schedule and study habits around this arbitrary gpa of yours, you won't be taking advantage of everything your own school has to offer.</p>
<p>i suggest you choose the school you eventually go to based on the assumption that you WON'T get to study at oxbridge. make sure you're the happiest you can be for the seven semesters you spend there and worry about studying abroad when the time comes.</p>
<p>i was planning on doing a full acdemic year would would be 2 semesters and by the way just so were on teh same page i do plan on going to college, not just studying all the time...lol..but regardless...and i was not making my decision on where its easy to get a high gpa, because then the gpa won't be as valuable..but i just wanted to know if it was attainable here because if it wasn't then maybe there'd be some sort of deflation or something that may make me change my mind academically speaking anyway..</p>
<p>If you want a GPA of that kind at any legitimate school, make sure you focus on finding the right professors. That is probably more important than any reputation the school may have.</p>
<p>Even a 4.0 is possible when given the right amount of effort and time. As an aceptee from Emory Univ. I'd say one has enough brains to be able to obtain a 4.0. The problem comes when one makes friends and chooses to hang out till 4am when one has a quiz the next day and thinks, "meh~ it's just a quiz, I can drop 3." In short, don't make friends, they're evil.</p>
<p>While wogus may be a little extreme, the message is solid. I believe your social life has to be somewhat limited to maintain a 4.0. This doesn't mean don't make friends; just that you will probably have to stay in some Saturday nights.</p>
<p>what would make one professor better than another in terms of maintaining a high gpa and whats the best way to find that stuff out</p>
<p>Well, a good place to start is ratemyprofessors.com. It gives you a generic idea as to how hard a prospective prof might be. If you are at the school, you should ask friends on campus about prospective profs if they may have had them. I don't go to Emory(I am trying to transfer in soon) but I know many other universities have student evaluation of teaching or sometimes even post grade breakdowns per class(and you wonder why there is so much grade inflation at UGA?). The main negative to relying on these sites is A) bad advice(this happened to me with one of my economics courses last semester) or B) the teacher may be easy, but you won't learn a thing.</p>