<p>Is that a bad thing? 15% is substantially below the mean. In fact, 15% is high enough to be an entire std. dev on most tests. If you’re in the bottom 16% of your class, you deserve a C. That kind of curve alone cannot justify the difficulty of orgo because such a curve is very fair.</p>
<p>As for your friend, perhaps he just isn’t as strong in orgo as he is in other subjects. I’ve certainly accumulated my share of B’s in 5 semesters at Cornell, none of which was in orgo. Does that prove orgo at Cornell is a piece of cake? Not based on the opinions of some of my peers.</p>