<p>I am kind of student which haven't had any problems with any classes at High School. If class is hard, I study more/read books and so on and I get As. What about colleges? Is it hard to get As in colleges for very dedicated people? Cuz right nor for me it seems like "Science/Math/History, I can get As in any subject if I want to"
P.S.: I am not a nerd, well-rounded student</p>
<p>I'm not a college student, but....for the most part, yes.</p>
<p>Unless you are extremely bright, work extremely hard or go to a college where everyone's stupid (not many colleges are like this), then it is hard.</p>
<p>You might want to consider how your class compares with kids from around the nation.</p>
<p>Yes - that feat is very difficult!!!!!</p>
<p>Rman3008, you probably right, our town is very small and overs only AP classes, no IB or anything, but hopefully I am bright enough :)</p>
<p>Yes and No. In college, you can't just slide by with doing minimum homework. There are a lot of people that do very well, and a lot of people that do very poorly. For the most part, you will get the grade (within +/-) of what you deserve (unless you get a teacher that is insanely difficult).</p>
<p>Also depends on your major. If you're a superstar in your field, maybe. If you're about average or slightly above, you'll get mostly b-'s and b's. It's all in the curve.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>If you attend a college such that even when you try to challenge yourself by taking difficult and interesting courses you never get anything besides an A, I think you've found a college that isn't challenging enough for you.</p>
<p>I'd say it depends on your work ethic. If you're dedicated to the work and actually study, you will more than likely do pretty well, with either high Bs or As.</p>
<p>Yes, it's difficult, and no, it's not expected or necessary for anything you will ever need to do. Grading systems are all relative. You're used to a highly inflated high school system. In college, it's different, and "good" is generally anything above 3.5.</p>
<p>It all depends on what teachers you have, the classes you take, and if the school has the +/- system.</p>
<p>If the school has the +/- system it doesnt matter how easy the class is one slip up and it will be very difficult to get higher then an A-.</p>
<p>In high school, kids can get all As by being either extremely bright OR working very hard. In college, it usually requires both the work and the brain power.</p>
<p>GPAs are different by colleges, right? I think it's unfair to have a +/- system--get one "A" instead of an "A+" in a class and you lose your 4.0? Do I have that right?</p>
<p>I don't think A+s are usually given in college. A is the hightest, I believe, even for schools that have a =/- system. And yes, one A- means you lose the 4.0.<br>
But you don't need a 4.0 to get into a great grad school, so it's not a problem.</p>
<p>Yea - get out of high school mode. The grading scale is college is much different and there are so many other important factors that are considered when applying to graduate school.</p>
<p>yeah, if you were 5.0 in hs dont be expecting a 4.0 in college. a 3.5 is very respectable there. and if you go to a big university and theres a curve, well, there you go.</p>
<p>I would say, find the average GPA for the recent graduating class, and aim for north of there.</p>
<p>A+'s are given in curved classes to students who are far above a distribution (and who alone considerably boost the curve). For example, a student who gets a 97% on an engineering thermodynamics test likely deserves an a+ when the class average is around 60.</p>
<p>At UCSD, A+'s are given out, but they're still weighted as a 4.0 for the gpa calculations. </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Yes, but its doable. I'm a pre vet major (science courses) who has a 4.0 for my first three semesters. And yes I have two jobs and extracurricular activities and a social life.</p>
<p>Anything above a 3.5 is great though</p>
<p>All A's is doable, but one must understand that there are situations where attaining an A is entirely out of one's hands.</p>
<p>An instance of this was in my theology class; my professor, a notoriously difficult grader, gave me an A/A- for one of my papers.</p>
<p>For large introductory classes, professors are forced to maintain a set grade distribution. If such classes encourage paper-writing rather than examinations, earning an A will prove even more difficult.</p>
<p>For higher level, research type courses, producing quality work and doing one's readings will almost guarantee an A. I am taking two graduate level courses next semester, and it looks like I will be enjoying them both.</p>
<p>It also depends on how easy your professor is, the curve, extra credits that goes on top of the final grade etc........take advantage of all extra credits because one point still makes a difference between a B-,B, and B+.......</p>