<p>I’m surprised that the belief persists that there is a curve at Marshall. Some professors still have a curve that they come up with on their own but I would say since the mandatory curve was lifted average grades have gone up to maybe a 3.1 or so? Had a class that was curved to a 3.25 by the prof, another than kept it at 3.0, really varies by prof. Also the Business classes in the beginning (especially OB) are complete crap and do involve memorizing powerpoints. I almost dropped business as a result of this but my classes from the second half of sophomore year forwards (especially senior concentration) were extremely valuable and I am thankful that I stuck with the major. </p>
<p>To the OP: I think if you like work hard play hard that quite accurately describes USC, although trending towards the work hard from perhaps 5 or 10 years ago.</p>