<p>I have acquired a lot of motivation to study hard in college and I hope to get straight A's (4.0) or at least close to one, so I was wondering if there are many people who get that in college. If so, how hard would you say it is (how many hours do they study, do they still have a social life)?</p>
<p>At my alma mater, no student graduated with a 4.0 in the past four years...</p>
<p>I would say it is very rare. A few might graduate with 4.0s in their majors. Some people here might have them but they do not represent the majority of college students. I worked my a** off and only managed a 3.5 last semester. Sometimes you can't help it if your professor is a tougher grader or the class is harder than you expected.</p>
<p>The best I know of is a girl at Carleton College who graduated with 1 A-. However, she was very wierd; some people play sports or videogames for enjoyment, she studied for enjoyment. Right now she is getting her Ph.D. at Northwestern. I don't know of anyone who has graduated with a 4.0 (althoug I know a handful who have a 3.99...).</p>
<p>Depends on your college and the major. It's difficult for the most part.</p>
<p>I have almost have one myself this semester and I definitely have a social life... But, just choose the right professors and commit yourself, then it should be easy.</p>
<p>So far my cousins who go to community college have 4.0s. I don't know if it'll stay that way though once they start taking their main classes.</p>
<p>haha good luck to them sb1492!</p>
<p>my school generally graduates 0-2 4.0s each year, ~1450 undergrads in each class.</p>
<p>The highest number of 4.0s in a year that my engineering schools graduated was 3 my freshmen year. Class size is about 250.</p>
<p>are these people geniuses? or did they just study really hard? did they have to forgo a social life?</p>
<p>My feeling is if you have a 4.0, you're probably not challenging yourself enough.</p>
<p>dilksy, my engineering school has one of the top BME programs in the country, even staying in the program is considered challenging yourself nevermind a 4.0.</p>
<p>yeah i understand but for those who want to proceed onto med school or law school, GPA matters a lot, the rigor of the curriculum, i hear, matters less than it did in high school. I'm not saying i'm going to take the easiest classes to get a 4.0. I'll take what classes interest me and fit my level and my goal is to still get straight A's (i know its a far goal but it'd be so incredible to achieve).</p>
<p>One person in my year graduated with a 4.0.</p>
<p>My dad graduated with a 4.0 majoring in mechanical engineering.</p>
<p>That's seriously ridiculous, with engineering. I wish I had that kind of intelligence.</p>
<p>I'd say it's very difficult to get a 4.0 in one semester in college, let alone throughout all 4 years. Depends on major obviously but you never can tell, either. Even if it's an "easy" class, the professor may be an idiot who grades stupidly and you do nothing wrong and end up with a B...it's hard to realize but that's how it is in college. Professors do whatever they want. I got a 3.8 first semester and I consider that pretty good.</p>
<p>I'm in my sophomore year, and I only know of one person that has an overall of a 4.0. He doesn't sleep and takes Adderall to keep himself awake. He basically lives in the library. He's really determined. For me, I would love to get a 4.0, but I'm content with my 3.8. I know that college is not like high school.</p>
It annoys me when people say if you have a 4.0, you’re not challenging yourself enough. I’m in my last year of college and I’ve maintained a 4.0 in Physics with several minors tacked on as well. I’ve taken additional courses in Physics beyond what is required. I’ve even had some of the worse teachers notorious for causing people to drop out. It has nothing to do with it not being challenging enough; it’s about rising to the challenge and putting in the time and effort. And yes I still have plenty of a social life, and a boyfriend, and hobbies.
That being said, there are definitely professors who will make it impossible to get an A. And that is definitely unfortunate and there’s nothing you can do about that. A 3.8 or 3.6 is incredibly respectable. But don’t let people tell you that it is impossible to get all A’s. That was the most frustrating thing to hear because it isn’t true. In certain cases, it may be (like the jerk of a professor thing), but in most cases, it’s manageable if you have the time and hopefully a study group
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