Academic Environment at Yale

sprtsman14
Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:55:42 +0000

Hi. I was just wondering how competitive studies are at Yale. I realize that it fosters some of the world’s best and brightest students, but is it all that difficult to receive good grades?

The reason why I’m asking is because I have to consider my college GPA, especially if I plan on attending graduate school, namely law school. If I were to pursue a major in economics, would it generally be difficult to maintain a 3.7+ GPA?

I realize that “difficultly” is a sheerly subjective concept, but I would just like to hear what Yale students have to say. If you know of anyone majoring in economics at Yale, do they find it hard to excel? Do they spend all of their time studying? Do they enjoy their time in college?