<p>@ JWeinst1</p>
<p>I posted because I think that some students are using the incorrect data (that the average GPA of MCB majors is below 3.0) to infer that it will be impossible or exceedingly difficult to do well as an MCB major. The correct data demonstrate that the average MCB major has a higher cumulative GPA and a higher GPA IN THEIR MAJOR than the average IB student. Interpret it as you will. I never said that MCB was easy. But IB is not easy either, and the average GPAs in IB are lower than those in MCB.</p>
<p>Incidentally, the implication of your post is not quite accurate I think. You seem to suggest that MCB majors average B to B- grades in their MCB classes, and bring up their average cumulative GPA to 3.42 by taking easier (art?) classes. But as I noted in my first post the average GPA of MCB majors IN THEIR MAJOR is 3.25, which is not bad for an average (and higher than IB), although it is admittedly lower than the cumulative average of 3.42. It turns out that only about a third of the students in MCB classes are MCB majors, so you cannot conclude that the average grades in MCB classes predict average grades of MCB majors in MCB classes. </p>