<p>beefs, check out what you need to do for an honors thesis in Econ at UChicago. That should give you a general idea of ‘doing well.’ This differs by department.</p>
<p>If you are are concerned with GPA, you will need to be a little sensible about the courses you take concurrently. If you plan to participate in a sport, you might want to take 3 courses that quarter.</p>
<p>Honors. Students with grade point averages of at least 3.0 overall and 3.25 in economics are eligible for the honors program. Students who wish to qualify for honors are urged to participate in the Undergraduate Honors Workshop (Economics 297) for a full academic year; Economics 297 may replace up to two elective courses. While participating in that workshop, students will write an honors thesis under faculty guidance; to graduate with honors, students must receive a grade of at least A- on the honors thesis. Students interested in the honors program should contact one of the directors of the undergraduate economics program no later than the second quarter of their third year in the College; they should also have completed their econometrics courses before participation in the Undergraduate Honors Workshop. </p>
<p>i mean, even a 3.0 at chicago doesnt seem “too difficult”</p>
<p>There you go; it should be managable. My advice (which you will undoubtedly forget by next September) is take the placement the calc placement test gives you, and don’t let yourself get behind at the beginning of the quarter.</p>
<p>Someone asked about ranking. Officially Chicago doesn’t rank. I’m not sure you can ever find out exactly where you stand. You can do some educated guessing. </p>
<p>There are two huge differences between high school and college "class ranks.’ First, in college the curriculum is so different depending on major that the strict numerical order is less useful than general position in a class (top 10%, etc.). Second, in high school, everyone (or nearly so) with good grades is attempting to do the same thing after high school. Thus, if you are #37 in your class, you are probably the 37th highest-GPA that is applying to college. In college, however, not everyone is doing the same thing. Thus you could be 90th in the class, but the fifth highest GPA applying to medical school.</p>
<p>beefs – If you’re serious about going to a graduate school in mathematics or physics, you’ll need to consider what they are looking for in your GPA. It really depends on which school and programme interests you.</p>