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<p>A lot of intro classes are curved around a B/B+. Higher level classes are curved around a B+/A-. In most classes, the top 30% get some kind of A and the rest get some kind of B.</p>
<p>Don’t even bother trying to get a 4.0 all through Yale. I know some guys that have gotten 3.9’s and 3.8’s and a single 4.0, but I don’t know anyone that has ever maintained a perfect 4.0 for more than a few semesters.</p>
<p>Those darn A minuses. Just one and I’m forever out of the running for a perfect GPA. </p>
<p>Ah well. :).</p>
<p>On Beauty and the Geek they had John Gardner who had a perfect 5.0 at MIT (And he was pretty hot after the makeover :P)… since watching I’ve always wondered what these perfect score folks had to do to. Are they just ultra geniuses? Are they smart but just worked hard? Did they have no social life?</p>
<p>its hard, believe me. i mean, it kinda depends on what classes you take, but really…its hard. but a 4.0 isn’t required to get into a good grad school so i don’t really get why anyone would care…</p>
<p>I know… But I was just curious 
I blame TV :D</p>
<p>well grades came out today. ■■■. don’t take science. well take science. but don’t take science with terrible professors. also make sure you’re smart. ergh.</p>
<p>oh and mcat2 I was being sarcastic…it may be a little bit more than impolite ;)</p>
<p>The humanities are easier than the sciences? Is that true or just a popular urban legend (since it’s more likely that a student’s grades will depend on their aptitude at the humanities/arts/sciences)?</p>
<p>a 4.0 is extremely rare… there probably usually isn’t even one in a given class year. I can’t say with certainty whether or not it happens, but at graduation they give away three prizes for the highest average in humanities, social sciences, and hard sciences, and when i went to see the ceremonies, none of those three people had a perfect transcript (they all had a few A-s and 30+ As).</p>
<p>is this true at Princeton, Harvard, Stanford too?</p>
<p>Yes, because the reasons underlying why it’s so difficult to get a 4.0 at Y also occur at HPS.</p>
<p>There are certain courses where it’s very hard to get an A, so it really depends upon what courses you take. Take math 230 - about 60 students started out in Sept and by Nov there were only around 20 left. Most dropped it to take easier math classes, citing their gpa as the reason. But those who remained really wanted to be challenged and learn something they never would in the lower math classes. Taking a hit on their gpa was secondary to their desire to learn. Bravo to them.</p>