<p>Topic says it all. For a premed curriculum, how hard is it to get a GPA of around 3.8 or higher? Is is next to impossible? About what percentage of the undergrads get grades like this?</p>
<p>it's not impossible you know, they DO reserve those top slots for the ___ cum laudes at graduation. getting good grades is a mix of balancing a social life, studying time, a major that excites and challenges you without making you cry, motivation, and to some extent, your intelligence. (it's true.)</p>
<p>different people have different goals; for many kids at UCSD, getting a 4.0 is not one of them.</p>
<p>approx 14% are awarded latin honors at graduation. i think those honors start around 3.6. i think only 2% receive 3.9+</p>
<p>getting a good grade in one class isn't hard but getting good grades in all classes is a lot harder.</p>
<p>Some bitter students will tell you it's impossible, but as others have noted, it certainly is possible to get straight As. Some premed students actually do get 4.0s.</p>
<p>i_lose was almost correct...The top 12% receive latin honors (cum laude, etc.) and for the class that just graduated the cutoff was 3.633 (I should know...I had a 3.631 :( )</p>
<p>As others stated, it's not that hard. If you have a lot of motivation to do well, go to class, and don't slack off, you will probably get good grades.</p>
<p>you really got to commit. there was only one guy in my suite last year that got above a 3.9.....and he never came out of his room. when he wasn't in class he was studying, literally.</p>
<p>Only 15% of the student population has a 3.8 gpa and up.......</p>
<p>I remember looking at the chart of the gpa and its breakdown in percentages...</p>
<p>Realistically, though, high grades don't mean **** if you aren't well-rounded (ie. no extracurriculars, work experience, sociability, connections, etc.)</p>
<p>Getting a high GPA is great and all, but don't make it your only priority. Anything above a 3.5 is respectable.</p>
<p>At orientation they mentioned that nobody in the history of UCSD has gotten a perfect 4.0. Apparently there was one kid with a 3.9 who committed suicide.</p>
<p>Although now that I'm browsing this thread, I've got my doubts...</p>
<p>I'm positive there have been students with 4.0s.</p>
<p>z7xfla you were lied to.</p>
<p>Blatantly.</p>
<p>A guy in my fraternity graduated class of 06 with a 4.0 -- in Biochem Bio</p>
<p>Like the others said: you were lied to.</p>
<p>Hopefully they were just trying to scare us. Worst case scenario is that they meant to say nobody in Revelle has gotten a 4.0, but that's probably not true either...</p>