How hard to get A's at UVA?

tnk2j
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:01:13 +0000

A’s at UVA— Let me just tell you that my ego was soo badly bruised by that school during my first semester. I received no A’s-- all B’s. So in short, it is totally possible to work your butt off and still pull a B. It happens to the best of us. Sometimes I think that school is purposely out to get everyone. It is all politics of course. The lower the A’s the better the school looks. But that only applies if people are not failing or receiving C’s. B is average. If you have a B consider yourself in the middle of your class. The majority of my classmates received B’s. And my friends who always received A’s knew a few tricks aside from working their butts off:

1- if your class holds a discussion section- attend regularly and get in good with your TA- they will grade all your papers, tests…etc That almost always helps.

2- Always find time to go to office hours for either your Prof or TA…that could be the difference between a B+ and an A-. I am not saying to go every week but if they know who you are then it makes a world of difference.

3- you need to know how to weed through the COD…aka the “sis” in order to find the easy A’s. They do exist. Soc and anthropology are typically easier A’s. Most of the jocks choose either Soc or Anthro as their majors.

If I were you I would make friends with some of the guys in the Frats. They are fairly reliable sources for the easy A’s. Also, the course forum is good but be cautious of that site as the professors have access to it.

A’s are possible at UVA-- they are just not handed out like candy.

That about sums it up. Hope this helps!