<p>Keep in mind that the vast majority of students at BU are comparable to you in terms of intelligence and ability, yet the average grade given out is still usually a B or a B+ (which also means that there are quite of few kids who receive Cs and Ds…especially in weed-out courses like the introductory science courses). </p>
<p>You’ll also find that your ability to get high grades vary with each college, class, professor, subject and TA/TF.</p>
<p>As an alumnus, I can tell you that working hard does pay off. I can also tell you, however, that it’s a bit silly to expect to have a 4.0–it’s an unreasonable goal and it’s rather unnecessary.</p>