How hard is it to maintain a 3.8+ at Carlson?

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Not unless you live in the 50s. Even in organic chem the curve is designed to target the median score at the C+/B- line.</p>

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<a href=“http://pollux.chem.umn.edu/ResProp_111113.pdf[/url]”>http://pollux.chem.umn.edu/ResProp_111113.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (see data on page 4)</p>

<p>Anyway, my point was that the CSOM grading policy will restrict the number of CSOM majors with 3.8+ GPAs (assuming typical 4-year plans). Therefore, anyone with that goal will need to have some kind of advantage in ability, preparation, or execution relative to his or her peers.</p>