[Opinion] Hard class vs. easy A – North by Northwestern

Hard class vs. easy A – North by Northwestern

Graphic by Ilse von Heimburg / North by Northwestern In Northwestern’s ultra-competitive academic environment, in my opinion and experience talking with other students, a lot of them prefer to take classes that get them easy As and boost their GPAs over classes that challenge them. As someone who has taken both mindlessly easy classes and classes that had me pulling my hair out in stress, I can see the pros and cons on both sides of this argument