<p>Maybe MSE isn't so tough else where. However, MSE is one of the toughest major, if not the toughest, at my school. Even though the department is very small, professors don't really give out better grades. Most of the junior level MSE classes I know have B or B- median grade. I've heard stories about some MSE classes give out only 1 A grade for the entire class. I believe the MSE professors here want the students to do well, but they just don't believe in giving out high grades.</p>