<p>how much work and effort would this take?</p>
<p>AT Stern? Well, let me put it this way:</p>
<p>3.50 at NYU is Cum Laude. 3.70 at NYU is Magna Cum Laude. 3.9 at NYU is Summa Cum Laude. I would say pretty hard.</p>
<p>From someone who’s actually at Stern…</p>
<p>It can be done without sacrificing your entire life, but you have to be willing to work some. A 3.7 isn’t ultrarare, but not everyone can get one. The most important thing is just don’t screw up your easy/intro classes. It’s a lot harder to pull your gpa back up from just one C than to hover comfortably even if you get a B+ every now and then.</p>
<p>So, bottom line - yes, it will involve effort; no, you will not have to study for 5 hours every day.</p>
<p>my friend almost got summa cum laude then?? he posts here too. wow, not bad, then it shouldn’t be THAT hard. haha sry chezo</p>
<p>depends on the person. for some people, the material comes naturally and they don’t do any work at all, and they still have high gpa’s. other people need to study hard and spend a lot of time going over material to reach this level. honestly, it all depends on what you’re learning, your interest in it, and how you can adapt to it. not the answer you were looking for, but its the truth.</p>
<p>So do not many profs take attendance? I mean, I plan on going to most of my classes (esp my ones for my major cuz I’m in film), but if I miss some gen ed ones some of the time to work on projects, more likely than not it’s not a big deal? When we went to the Sat @ the Square thing, they told my dad at the parents’ info session that they had strict policies about attendance.</p>
<p>strict policies about attendance=crap.</p>
<p>as long as the teacher doesnt take attendance/it isn’t a small class, you could skip it. i wouldn’t recommend doing that unless you really need to, because a) you might miss something you would enjoy otherwise, and b) you’re paying for it.</p>
<p>alright good to know, thanks! yeah i dont intend on skipping out on anything cuz i think im really gonna like my classes (except maybe wte? lol), but its just good to know that in case something comes up a time or two im not gonna like, get kicked out of school or anything (which is basically what they made it sound like).</p>
<p>what about being late to class? same deal? (just checking =P)</p>
<p>NYU’s Latin Honors policy has changed. It now takes 3.65 to get cum laude, and 3.75 for magna.</p>
<p>late to class=BAD. show up on time. one of my professors once said it was more rude than not showing up at all…a constant interruption, and he said it showed how much person X really cared about the class - clearly not too much.</p>
<p>can you elaborate on the econ double major = better curve?</p>
<p>What exactly is the “Stern Curve”?</p>
<p>They curve all classes so that the average grade is a B- or a 2.7 :)</p>
<p>That’s not true. The curve depends on the professor.</p>
<p>Now is a bit too soon to be freaking out about one’s GPA. Just work on getting ready for college. Keep reading (newspapers, magazines, maybe a blog or two), investigate as best you can volunteer and extracurricular activities, and maybe make some friends. You can freak out about grades come midterm time. :D</p>
<p>People are making 3.7 seem easier than it is… Generally latin honors are only for 10% of the class ( could be different at NYU), and since cum laude is eiher 3.5 or 3.65, it shows you the difficulty. The median grade in most intro level freshmen classes is either an 80 or 85, and thats going to be the easiest you’ll have it. How you fair in freshmen classes, is unfortunately based on how good your HS is. You’re required to take calculus, which is on a cuve, and if your school didnt offer ap calculus, you’ll probably still be behind half of Stern regardless of work. Same with econ. For the other classes, its writing intensive but they do not teach you how to write, at all, they just assume you learnt how to articulate at a collegiate level in HS. I have a 3.56 right now.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken AP Econ in high school (even though my school did offer it… oops). Should I be worried about falling behind in microecon?</p>
<p>how can u be behind in economics?</p>