<p>^actually, there are about as many kids getting (Cs, Ds and Fs) as As in many econ and engineering classes, even in stat and science classes. You never hear from them about their grades, you always have gossip about people with top grades and those are the students more willing to tell you what they scored. Denz you were a top student (and very hardworking) so you think that’s the norm, but I think your distribution is a little skewed. Many econ courses curve rigidly to a B, and several engineering courses curve rigidly to a B-. From my anecdotal experience the distribution of GPAs at columbia is pretty uniform, meaning there isn’t as much of a bulge in the middle as one would expect. Many kids consistently perform well and many consistently perform badly.</p>