To Current Students: How rare is a 4.0 at UF?

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<p>I know it varies by major, but is a 4.0 GPA impossible? Can it be done if you buckle down and study? Tell me how many people you know with a 4.0.</p>

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<p>It can be done. I'm an EE, so it's a little harder to have a 4.0. But for my major courses (gpa taken just from your EE courses), I have a 4.0. My cumulative is just above a 3.9. I know 4 other students in EE that have 4.0's as of now and 5 others in other engineering departments that currently have 4.0's. There's still 1 year to graduation for them, so that might change, but for now they have it. From other majors, I know about the same number. It's definitely possible if you buckle down and study. You'll find that if you're ahead of the curve, no matter how "bad" your absolute grade is, it's not that hard to get an A. </p>

<p>But I do want to say is to not stress too much about having a 4.0. I'm sure in high school you probably never got a B. But a 4.0 is not necessary in college. You can get into great grad schools with a gpa well below a 4.0 and I've found that companies could care less about what your gpa is.</p>

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<p>It totally is possible. I know a lot of people who have 4.0GPAs. You really just need to buckle down and study and take every class seriously. First year students have that tendency to go a bit crazy being that they are away for the first time etc and end up partying too hard and mess up their GPA within their first year at UF.</p>

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<p>I intend to do either Chemical Engineering or just Chemistry. Both of you seem very insightful, and yes I did receive 2 Bs in high school and never below a 5 on any of my 10 AP Exams. But, GatorEng, it may not be necessary, but I would really like to try for it and get it, and maybe fall short by a tenth of a point than not even try at all. But, BOTH of you were really helpful, thanks. :)</p>

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<p>Yea, definitely go for it. It will be hard though, curriculum wise, chemE is the hardest major. You have to take so many courses that you may not get an A in a course due to sheer volume. Be prepared for a lot of work, chemE is rough.</p>