Average GPA by major at Penn?

chrisw
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:46:39 +0000

I’m not sure what the average major is, but if you are good at philosophy and making coherent, cohesive points in writing, you should be able to get a good major GPA.

Honestly, most people have trouble with the distribution credits - if you’re interested in social sciences and humanities, you might have a hard time getting good grades in the classes that fulfill Physical World, Living World, etc. Fortunately, you can choose those classes, so if GPA is a major concern (pun intended), just do your research on the classes to be sure that they’re a) interesting and b) not impossible.

Penn’s philosophy department is phenomenal, by the way.