<p>A 3.5 is pretty easy to obtain. A 3.7 can be obtained with a pretty good work ethic. The people who really want to succeed have no trouble getting a GPA between 3.7 and 4.0. The major hurdle is the probability and statistics sequence, 319-320, or the applied econometrics course, 321. I took those courses as an ILR student, and had absolutely no problem with them. </p>
<p>These courses were what was referenced by a poster in a different thread when he said that the courses at Cornell are harder than the one’s at Harvard. That may be true, but in my interactions with Harvard students, I have found that the serious students at Harvard take the graduate metrics sequence. Which is the same case at Cornell. A fair number of undergrads at Cornell take 619-620.</p>
<p>A full listing is here:</p>
<p>[Courses</a> of Study 2007-2008: College of Arts and Sciences](<a href=“404 | CUinfo | Cornell University”>404 | CUinfo | Cornell University)</p>
<p>But if you’re willing to study 3-5 hours a week on the subjects, you will have absolutely no problem. </p>
<p>Honestly, there are so many different economics courses at Cornell, you can take the degree in many different directions. Some students double major with math, others take a lot of consumer and labor economics courses through PAM and ILR. Still others double major with history and economics. If there’s one problem with the social sciences at Cornell, there are too many good courses to take, and they are a bit spread out across the colleges.</p>