<p>How easy is it to get #1 in your class at a public university such as Oklahoma? Is it as easy as getting 4.0, or do you have to be sure and take as many honors classes as possible too? Does AP credit hurt, help, or have no effect on your GPA? How much work would have to be put in to achieve this feat at a normal public university? Thnx for any replies, just curious.</p>
<p>It would depend on the school, GPA calculations, and your classmates. </p>
<p>I would say that I personally think that going through college with the goal of keeping a 4.0 is a poor choice if it in any way prevents you from taking risks, branching out to study things besides what you are best at, and challenging yourself.
College isn’t forver. Eventually you will probably have to work and support yourself, and you may never again have the time and access to resources that college brings. There are more important things than your GPA.</p>
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<p>not for a premed ;)</p>
<p>if you go to a match school, it’s very hard to be first in your class.</p>
<p>Think about it, even at like Oklahoma, 1 of 5000 (or w/e) people is going to be first.</p>
<p>Just curious, because the idea is quite foreign to me – do most colleges rank in the first place? Or give weighted grades for honors classes?</p>
<p>I think at many schools the “best you can do” is graduate summa cum laude or make the deans’ list, correct?</p>
<p>colleges may rank if they are smaller. large universities usually don’t rank. honors classes don’t give u an extra GPA boost. there’s no such thing as weighted grades in most colleges. (however, some colleges give 4.33 points for earning an A+). AP credit has no effect on your GPA. </p>
<p>how hard is it to be class rank #1? well, first you have to be able to earn solid A’s, because in college, an A- is a 3.7 or 3.66. if your “regular” university has an honors college (or perhaps any special programs), then chances are, you will be competing against students who are smarter than the average. and don’t forget that there’s gonna be a handful of bright students who purposely opted to go to their home state university because they want to be a politician from that state.</p>
<p>Well so far it’s my 5th semester and I still have all A’s on my records. I attend a larger public university. No doubt it takes some dedication but at the same time you want to make sure you’re also focused on having a good time and exploring things other than your own field. That’s pretty important too. I believe you can do it all at once if you put your mind to it.</p>
<p>Who cares? I can’t believe that someone would ask a question like that.</p>
<p>everybody’s different. don’t criticize somebody for ASKING a question. to each his/her own.</p>
<p>“in college, an A- is a 3.7 or 3.66”</p>
<p>Wo… You serious?</p>
<p>Yes, some colleges use the +/- system and it generally works out in that way.</p>
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<p>If no one cared then no one would’ve responded to the matter.</p>