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Breakdown of “Scholastic Success” at UMich By Gender  | | Male | B | | Female | B |
| By Major | | Accounting | B- | | Aerospace Engineering | B+ | | Anthropology | B | | Archaeology | B- | | Architecture | B | | Architecture & Urban Planning Department | A | | Astronomy | B+ | | Biology | B | | Business - Management and Administration | B+ | | Chemical Engineering | B | | Chemistry | B- | | Civil Engineering | C | | Communications | A- | | Computer Engineering | B+ | | Computer Science | A- | | Cultures/Civilization | C+ | | Economics | B- | | Education | A | | Electrical Engineering | B | | Engineering Department | A- | | English | B+ | | Finance | B | | Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | C+ | | Geography and Geosciences | B | | History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C | | Industrial Operations Engineering | B+ | | Journalism | B | | Kinesiology | B | | Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A | | Linguistics | A- | | Math | A- | | Mechanical Engineering | A- | | Music - Composition/Theory | A | | Music - Performance | B- | | Music Education | A | | Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | F | | Nuclear Engineering | C- | | Nursing | C | | Other | B | | Perfomance Arts | B | | Pharmacy | A- | | Philosophy | B | | Physics | B+ | | Political Science | B | | PreLaw and Legal | C+ | | PreMed and Medical | B | | Psychology | B | | Sociology | A- | | Undecided | B+ |
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Against similar schools Scholastic Success compared with similar schools in class. | Quotes touching on Scholastic Success | “... Not only should you get high grades and SAT scores, you should also participate in extracurricular activities (We're not talking about quantities...” |
| “... Although no employer has ever asked me about the classes I took or my grades, I know that just listing my degree from the University of Michigan...” |
| “... Very few students escape with flawless transcripts(think of those bad grades as battle scars ...” |
| “... However, in time (or if you are smart you can handle your stuff from day one) you can strike a balance and get good grades, party, and attend fo...” |
| “... Get used to seeing bad grades ...” |
| “... Engineers are so egotistical about their grades, it's just funny to laugh at them ...” |
| “... They will actually curve grades lower if they think students have done to well in several classes ...” |
| “... For one most students I have met are very insecure about themselves and only one talk about their "parents" money and two their grades ...” |
| “... I've met a small group of amazing people, we party, we get alright grades, and we enjoy meeting more of the *few* not stuck-up people at house p...” |
| “... s were getting better grades than me ...” |
| “... Then got average grades, and realized that the people here were really a lot smarter than me -- a humbling experience ...” |
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Despite good grades and very-high standardized test scores, I ultimately failed to get acceptance to professional schools, very likely due to ...” |
| “... If you arrange your classes right, you can have an active social life while keeping good grades in your classes ...” |
| “... I did not, therefore my grades suffered, parties and clubs are all fun, but you won't be here for long if you don't devote 75% of your free time ...” |
| “... While I have had a few very nice approachable profs, the majority will give you bad grades on your papers if you dare support a conservative, or...” |
| “... Academically I chose very challenging courses, therefore had to really work hard for my grades ...” |
| “... You have random kids who can easily get good grades but for most people its a struggle to get anything above a B+ ...” |
| “... Friends at other schools will laugh at your grades while bragging about spending a fraction of the time studying at their half-ass institution ....” |
| “... What determines if you will get good grades at such a large University is if you are active about meeting Profs (for recommendations) and active...” |
| “... If you do a reasonable amount of work you will get good grades ...” |
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Scholastic success gets a C because understanding the material of the curriculum alone will not get you a good or even necessarily passing gra...” |
| “... Most college course grades are going to be based on an overall points system - final exam is 40% of grade, two tests are 20% each, homework and ...” |
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*tip - DO NOT fall behind on your coursework because you WILL NOT be happy with your science grades (cramming for Psych is a little bit more ...” |
| “... She makes it known that students grades may suffer for speaking to her ...” |
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