Is it impossible to get a good GPA with engineering?

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<p>Pharmacy is a six year program regardless of the school you go to. I can't fathom why anyone would want to get a pharm degree and then go on to med school unless you LOVE being in college. I take that back, I do know one girl who is working on her pharm degree with hopes of then going to med school. She wants that drug background behind her, becoming a medical doctor.</p>

<p>My son is in a pharmacy program and has no life (barely) outside of studying. He's ok with that and loves the program but works VERY hard for his 3.8-something average.</p>

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<p>are you sure u know exactly what your son is doing in college? the biggest nerds i know in EE CS don't study all the time.</p>

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<p>The biggest nerds I knew in EE spent their time playing World of Warcraft and other similar games.</p>

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<p>Blech don't remind me. I hate my nerdy dorm. Not only are they all dumb but all they do is play games. Not a way to get through life.</p>

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<p>"Pharmacy is a six year program regardless of the school you go to. I can't fathom why anyone would want to get a pharm degree and then go on to med school unless you LOVE being in college. I take that back, I do know one girl who is working on her pharm degree with hopes of then going to med school. She wants that drug background behind her, becoming a medical doctor.</p>

<p>My son is in a pharmacy program and has no life (barely) outside of studying. He's ok with that and loves the program but works VERY hard for his 3.8-something average."</p>

<p>he works very hard and has ONLY a 3.8? he should have at least a 3.9 if he works very hard with no life. the amount of work in pharmacy might be comparable to engineering but i think the concepts are easier.</p>

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<p>Are you trying to be an a-hole, or does it come naturally?</p>

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<p>xss* aka zerox should be ignored at all costs.</p>

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<p>i know this is a dumb question but, what is considered a good GPA? 3.5 and up or...?</p>

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<p>a good GPA is at least a 3.8 in my book. but if u have no life and works very hard, gettting less than a 3.9 is a failure no matter what effort was involved.</p>

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<p>anyone else with a valid opinion...?</p>

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<p>Anything above a 3.5ish is pretty respectable. However, it really depends on your school and the percentiles. I'm of the opinion that anything in the top quarter is pretty good.</p>

<p>Looking at grad programs for political science has led me to believe that anything above around a 3.6 is top ten poli sci dept, but I don't know how it translates in other fields.</p>

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<p>Um...okay.</p>

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<p>xSsJ4s0ng0kUx100x....enter a Pharmacy program, and at the end of your year, please report back here and let us know what your grade point average is. THEN you can talk :) You'll note I said 3.8-something. It could be a 3.899999999 which is close to your high standards of a 3.9. Sounds like you need to go to college and find out what real school work is like.</p>

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<p>CLARIFY: At the end of your FOURTH year report back, first year is easy says son.</p>

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<p>mominin, </p>

<p>I think he's just a troll, let him be.</p>

<p>Sounds like your son is a really hard working guy, you must be proud!</p>

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<p>Thanks UCLAri! I figured I was about done posting in this thread anyway as it's obvious this xss*** person doesn't have a clue ;)</p>

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<p>LOL! We don't even know what grades this zerox guy is getting. He's just like this other guy at my school who talks a bunch of nonsense.</p>

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<p>I understand that majoring in engineering is hard but can anyone be more specific on why it's so hard?</p>

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<p>Numbers, so many numbers. :p</p>

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<p>People can't think the way you need to think in engineering. Some who suceed can, others just can't think that way. Also it has to do with the mindset of some people just accepting defeat right from the beginning. It also has to do with people being lazy and not taking extra time to learn materials. And people just plain not knowing anything about what it takes to build something or make something and thinking because they are good at math and science they will be good at engineering.</p>