I’m a CCC transfer, transferring to UCSB this fall. I’m an Economics major, but decided to also fulfill the prequisites for medical school. I don’t have an outstanding GPA: 3.7, (with 1 A, and the rest B’s after an immediate family tragedy), I will be very most likely be getting all A’s in my courses this semester (17 units). After the tragedy, I’ve noticed I started developing a pattern of trying to not only get A’s in my classes, but try to get 100% in my classes, my average is a 97%. I’ve also developed a pattern of obsessively studying MANY hours, almost every day to obtain information not even necessary in the course, but I do (which does help me connect multiple segments of info together). My question is: does the amount of studying correlate to how successful you are in your courses? The obvious answer is yes, but I was wondering if I put in enough hours every single day into my major requirements as well as my medical school prequisites, would I be able to receive an A for my courses? I’ve heard that upper division course of both Economics and biological courses are extremely difficult compared to the 1st two years of college. Any input would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
I’m an econ and accounting major who’s been at UCSB since Fall 2016. I had a 4.0 GPA in CC and have a 4.0 here too after two quarters. The expectations are much higher than in CC and the grading is tougher. Offhand I’d say the average cutoff for an A in an econ class is the top 15 percent. If you’re smart and put the work in you can definitely put yourself in that range. Be prepared for some grades you wouldn’t have gotten back in CC. I’ve gotten a 79 and a bunch of mid 80s, which never happened before. But usually that also meant the rest of the class got broken off by the test as well. They curve quite a bit here.