<p>Exactly how much effort does it take to get good grades at UCLA?</p>
<p>at community college, getting As was pretty easy, though i slacked off and wound up with a 3.57. </p>
<p>At UCLA, when my grades acutally matter toward getting a job or getting into graduate school, I would like to know how difficult it is to get good grades.</p>
<p>oh, im an econ major.</p>
<p>I have a couple of friends that transferred there. They said the courseload, of course, was significantly different than in CC. The quarter system took some getting used to but they are both doing great. w/ 3.5+ GPA's. For some reason the transfer worth ethic is really advantageous since nobody wants to flunk out, lol.</p>
<p>I think it would depend on the major as well. </p>
<p>WOT: did you get into USC yet?</p>
<p>That's right, one of the transfers is Biz-Econ, the other is Philosophy & pre-law.</p>
<p>mobilemayhem- Sigh, lol. No, not yet. I called yesterday and they said I will hear this week. Thanks for caring, lol! :)</p>
<p>WOT- What does your friend think of the biz econ program? I keep hearing the econ department at UCLA is pretty weak.</p>
<p>He loves it. But he's a goof off and still manages to do well. Probably just really smart.</p>
<p>Lol, very cool...just curious but what is he planning to do after graduating? Get into business? Finance? Accounting?</p>
<p>jk_91: Yup. MBA.</p>
<p>Getting an A requires a lot of work usually. </p>
<p>A- 's you can slack for significantly moreso than for an A</p>
<p>B's are quite easy to get, even B+ </p>
<p>I never got a B- and i slacked off a TON. I rarely go to class, and i ahve missed finals and midterms and made up excuses and gotten Bs WITHOUT retaking them</p>
<p>The biggest difference is that in a lot of courses MOST of your grade is just based on two to three tests, midterm(s) and final.</p>
<p>UCLA doesnt want you to fail- as a whole i would say getting a C probably requires a lot of effort on your part. Courses that curve there will always be people with a C. In general majority of people will get between a B- and A-</p>
<p>Malishka- What did you major in at UCLA?</p>
<p>was Math/econ for a while, changed to IDS - i still have some courses left (i moved out of state)</p>
<p>Wait, wait, wait, Malishka...does that comment apply to your math courses as well???</p>
<p>I didnt take that many...... so no i wouldnt say it applies b/c i do not have enough experience with solely their math department.</p>
<p>In honesty though, no one wants you to fail at UCLA.</p>
<p>Wow, that's pretty encouraging to hear...that's like my biggest fear..I don't want to get Ds or Fs because math kicks my ass.</p>
<p>for the courses that had the final grades listed on a bar graph thingy, that showed how many people got what....... i always did see some Ds and Fs, but when you are talking about like a 200 person class, and then less than 20 people having those grades, it is not that bad, a lot of people just do not drop or what not.</p>
<p>Were some of the upper div math classes that large, too? </p>
<p>I think the only lower div math class I'll have to take is discrete structures</p>
<p>no upper div is not that large, the largest i think is like 80 or something in that vacinity.</p>
<p>Haha...this is pretty nice. What UD courses did you take?</p>
<p>hm ic. yeah, i have aspiration of graduate school and so getting good grades is very important ot me. its very reassuring to hear that it isnt as cut throat as i thought.</p>
<p>well life sciences are pretty bad from what i hear............ dont get too excited.</p>