tazerfuzz

My title says it all. I know it's a stupid question but i have a legitimate reason for asking this. I just found out yesterday that i've been given a guaranteed transfer option from Cornell U. In order for it to be guaranteed, i need to get a minimum of 3.3 gpa w/o any grades below a C. I was also given a list of required courses i need to take, and they are primarily centered around liberal arts (economics, political science, calculus I and II, english composition). Can anybody hit me up w/info on how easy it is to get the grades at Case liberal arts, assuming you know/you are one of those people who fall in wide spectrum of academic achievements (underachievers who make the grades, overachievers who don't make the grades, etc)? thanks in advance.

Student1

if i'm not mistaken, isn't is extremely difficult to maintain a solid GPA at case? supposedly they work you very hard.

kinnell

Case is definitely hard. But its do-able. A lot of the engineering classes are crazy hard.

But getting a 4.0 is do-able. Just work hard.

Student1

if only everything were as easy as "just work hard"

mommusic

FWIW my freshman son (Math/CS double major) is maintaining a 3.2 avg and he's not particularly anal about getting A's. Guess he's just doing the work.

GWEM27

It depends on your majors. For example, engineering students and science students take different calculus courses. I was told by the Admissions Officer that the average GPA of all students is 3.2.

mominsearch

It's funny, all the science/math majors think that the humanities students have it easier, but let me tell you my son is always writing research papers. He does spend as much time studying as the other students. Case does have a lot of work, but that is why you are going to college. Would you want to go to any easier school to get better grades and then go to Cornell and not be able to handle the work? If you are used to doing your homework and studying then you should have no problem at all. Time management is key!

EuiHyunLee

I second that
Time management is key
I successfully maintained a 3.7 gpa while being on the varsity swim team, practicing 20+ hours a week, not including meets. I had 14 credits first semester and 17 second semester.

Granted, it usually also depends on the classes you choose.
Taking all technical science classes, or all reading/research paper intensive, or lab intensive classes make it a lot harder. I would recommend a good, well-rounded mix of classes to balance the types of work demanded.

sysiphus

One thing to note is that Case only has flat As, Bs, Cs, etc (no +/-) which, while it can work both ways, is good to be aware of.

tazerfuzz

So can i reasonably assume that grading will be like A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, etc? Does anybody know the average freshmen gpa?

seattlechica

For the Spring 2006 semester the all undergrad gpa was a 3.29, all women 3.35, all male 3.25, all soriority 3.38 and all fraternity 3.26. I doubt the freshman gpa would be substantially different from a 3.2-3.3. And yes the grading is A = 4.0, B = 3.0 etc.

Student1

seattlechica, i'm just wondering where you got that info. thanks!

seattlechica

The greek life office publishes the stats every semester, they seem to be slow in putting them up for last fall.