<p>Is it hard to maintain a 3.6+ GPA for undergrad? I know it depends on your college and everything, but does poly-sci have a rep for being a major thats easier to maintain a higher GPA than others like Engineering, Math, Business, etc.</p>
<p>Bump.</p>
<p>Anyone have a clue?</p>
<p>My personal opinion is that it depends much more on the college than on the major. For example, if you went to a relatively inexpensive state school (not the big university in your state), those tend to attract a lot of kids who weren't exactly competitive for Harvard, if you know what I mean. Therefore, if you're a good student, you'll have a better chance of making an A in a class.</p>
<p>A good way to judge the difficulty of the school is to look at their mid-50% SAT score. For example, if a school says their mid-50% SAT score is 1050-1250 (old SAT), and you had a 1300 on your SAT, then you know that you scored in the top 25% of entering freshmen on your SAT. Does that mean that your grades will be higher than 75% of the freshmen? No, but it means you are plenty smart enough to be at that school and make A's. If, however, you are looking at a school whose mid-50% is 1250-1450, you might have more of a struggle ahead of you. </p>
<p>As a major, political science is going to require lots of reading and lots of writing papers. If that's something you feel comfortable with, you'll probably do fine. If you are a slow reader, you might be in trouble. It will also be easier for you if it's a subject in which you truly have an interest.</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Thanks alot, timely for your respone. Anyone else have anything to share on poly-sci?</p>