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The University of California Berkeley - Scholastic Success Ratings
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By Gender  | | Male | B+ | | Female | A- |
| By Major | | Architecture | B+ | | Architecture & Urban Planning Department | A- | | Art & Design Department | A | | Biology | B+ | | Business - Management and Administration | A- | | Chemical Engineering | B+ | | Chemistry | A- | | Civil Engineering | B+ | | Communications | B- | | Computer Engineering | A- | | Computer Science | B+ | | Criminal | A- | | Cultures/Civilization | A | | Economics | B+ | | Education | A+ | | Electrical Engineering | B+ | | Engineering Department | A | | English | A- | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | C- | | Genetics | A+ | | Geography and Geosciences | A- | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A- | | Journalism | C+ | | Linguistics | A | | Math | B+ | | Mechanical Engineering | B | | Natural Resources | A- | | Nursing | C | | Other | B+ | | Pharmacy | B- | | Philosophy | B | | Physics | A- | | Political Science | B+ | | PreLaw and Legal | B+ | | Psychology | B+ | | Religion/Religious | A | | Social Work | B- | | Sociology | A- | | Undecided | A- |
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Quotes touching on Scholastic Success | “... Oh, and I'm not griping because my grades are lousy, I had a 3 ...” |
| “... Yes they're just scaring you, but it's as if there's not enough pressure here to get good grades, it seems like some professors are just trying t...” |
| “... Many students I have met here--especially transfer students--got in with subpar grades and even without taking standardized tests ...” |
| “... re a smart, motivated student it is possible to acquire a decent education here and get decent grades (if you ...” |
| “... If you're a smart, motivated student it is possible to acquire a decent education here and get decent grades (if you're lazy or not a good studen...” |
| “... It makes perfect sense: Put 22,000 top students in one school, and competition for good grades becomes very cut-throat ...” |
| “... To me, college is about more than just grades and classes ...” |
| “... And most people want to learn over getting good grades ...” |
| “... Think lab work sabotage (which is in theory why they changed chem lab grades to pass/fail a few years ago), students who ask a question about th...” |
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Campus can be very overwhelming, people in general are superfacially friendly, in my opinion it is very hard to make good friends at Cal, mainly...” |
| “... UC Berkeley is truly an an educational experience, with no one to hold your hand or give you inflated and meaningless grades ...” |
| “... not everyone is as tough or grades-oriented as they seem ...” |
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I found most the people in my major to be friendly and very bright but to be blunt, really big nerds who spent their weekends in the library ...” |
| “... It's a brutal environment, where people really compete for the grades ...” |
| “... If you want good grades and occasionally party, make sure you declare BS (business) major ...” |
| “... Enjoy it while you can, don't fall back on grades too much ...” |
| “... As in doing all of the required reading, suggested and required homework, attending all lectures and taking good notes to study off of, making st...” |
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If you plan on going to grad school, you should attend a private school, much, much easier to get good grades ...” |
| “... My advice to high school students is not to worry about majoring in something practical and to study what interests you the most - it will refle...” |
| “... You can show your compassion for all the poor people in the world while you crank out good grades--maybe you'll volunteer as a tutor or build lo...” |
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