I mean if you pass, you get the degree you're going for, right? I don't mean to say that I plan to do as shitty as I can just to scrape by, I'm just curious about this.

What does the degree matter in the equation? You are going after education to endow yourself and become a more wellrounded individual no doubt; social skills, interview skills and motivation play a big key in determining not whether you can get a job or not but whether you can get a job that is worth a damn.

Quite often companies look at your grades, and also if you're going to pursue a Graduate degree then they look at your grades.

i need to get an average of 65% to do biomedical engineering on top of my materials science degree

i need to get an average of 65% to do biomedical engineering on top of my materials science degree

Isn't that just barely passing? At least at my school it is.

They don't really matter, unless you're considering grad school or looking to take advantage of certain programs that your school offers.

You simply have to meet the requirements of your program.

This doesn't mean you shouldn't try to excel at your studies. A recommendation from a professor can help you later in life.

sweet deal

Isn't that just barely passing? At least at my school it is.

nah, for us, a pass is straight 50%. though the thing is, having high grades gives you priority in choosing work placement

If you aren't making above a 3.5, you should consider other subjects. If you are getting below that, that kind of tells you that you aren't interested enough in the subject to pay attention and study well enough for it. I never understood that when I went to college. My biochemistry classes used to grade on a really low bell curve because everyone in there was trying to get into Med or Pharm school. I can't understand how people going to either don't just find something else. Med school is definitely harder and Biochem is an essential to Pharm. My upper division CS classes were the same way. That I really didn't get. Its not like you have to really read or memorize anything. Its just simple logic and mathematics.

But you still have a chance if you are stubborn about keeping your major. As Euda has said, a recommendation from your Professor and Department Head can override mediocre grades. Not horrible grades, but grades that are somewhere around average.

I have all A's right now, it was just pure curiosity.

here the general rule is that no one gives a shit about your grades as long as you get your piece of paper. i have heard of people who got knocked back for jobs when they were found to have failed units twice in a row and things like that though.

to do post grad (honours) for chemistry at my uni you only need 65% final year weighted average. if you want a phd, you have to get over 80% in honours to be guaranteed one. undergrad marks don't matter.

also, its worth noticing that some courses are harder than others, and it's reflected in the expected grades.

depends if you want to go to grad school...

whats grad school?

whats grad school?

Term used in America to refer to getting an advanced degree beyond the 4 year bachelor's one we "undergrads" get in "undergraduate school." Like if you wanted to go on to get your Master's or PhD. And I guess professional programs like pharmacy, law, dentistry, and medicine could be considered grad school too.

ah, so it's the same building then?

ah, so it's the same building then?

Hahaha, what?

You can go to grad school at the same university you went to undergrad for, provided you get into the program, yes. But not all schools have grad programs, and may just be undergraduate colleges.

now it makes a bit more sense, its the same system we have here. The way grad school is talked about is that it's a special place you go to after you get your degree, like how university is to school.

now it makes a bit more sense, its the same system we have here. The way grad school is talked about is that it's a special place you go to after you get your degree, like how university is to school.

Well it is a special place. Not everyone gets an advanced degree. And maybe some would like to, but their grades in college as an undergrad were poor, so they can't get in.

If you can't get over a 75% (or a 3.3 GPA?) you probably need to find another program.

The only exception is Quantum Physics.

If you can't get over a 75% (or a 3.3 GPA?) you probably need to find another program.

The only exception is Quantum Physics.

If you get all B's you get a 3.0

If you can't get over a 75% (or a 3.3 GPA?) you probably need to find another program.

The only exception is Quantum Physics.

For advanced physics and math they don't really give a shit how good your grades are once its a b and above.

They care more about what advanced classes you've taken and your grades in a select few.

I have all A's right now
Just, seemingly, like everyone else on Totse. :\

Just, seemingly, like everyone else on Totse. :\

Not true. I have a C in Abstract Algebra. :(

I'm a polisci major and have a 67% for my end semester in my polisci class.
We have to pass with a 60%
The inch of space skin of your teeth feeling just makes it exiting.

Although my professor said we had to get 60% of the questions on the three exams right to pass the course, and on the last exam (thanks to me not showing up in class twice as well as him walking out twice becuase of a cell phone) I got 26 out of 49 questions. Roughly 53%. I wonder how fucked I really am? Either way, my end grade is a 67%. I pass.