Davidson's Grade Deflation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please explain how deflation is implemented?

Grading on a mandatory curve

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please explain how deflation is implemented?

Grading on a mandatory curve

Thought most pre med programs do this, that's why it is such a hard major most places.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is thinking about medical school so grade deflation is a real issue. Has anyone had a student with recent experience at Davidson? While she wants an academically rewarding experience, she also wants to have some fun in college, not unnecessary stress.

No it isn’t. Davidson has a near 100% med school placement record.

Sorry this is simply not true. Know a dc now at the school trying to get into Med School...grades killed her (Deflation). She's now going the post bac route into Med School.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Grade deflation adds another layer of stress. We read about this practice at Davidson on the web and the school fell from the list. If a student deserves an A, just give them an A.

Are you saying Davidson doesn't?

Princeton is notorious about grade deflationm. But it's not enough to keep applicants away.

I'm old school. You earn an A, you get an A.

Princeton discontinued this recently.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is thinking about medical school so grade deflation is a real issue. Has anyone had a student with recent experience at Davidson? While she wants an academically rewarding experience, she also wants to have some fun in college, not unnecessary stress.

No it isn’t. Davidson has a near 100% med school placement record.

Sorry this is simply not true. Know a dc now at the school trying to get into Med School...grades killed her (Deflation). She's now going the post bac route into Med School.

maybe her grades were just shitty.
The med schools all know Davidson. They know how to evaluate the gpa’s from there. I said a “near perfect."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is thinking about medical school so grade deflation is a real issue. Has anyone had a student with recent experience at Davidson? While she wants an academically rewarding experience, she also wants to have some fun in college, not unnecessary stress.

No it isn’t. Davidson has a near 100% med school placement record.

Sorry this is simply not true. Know a dc now at the school trying to get into Med School...grades killed her (Deflation). She's now going the post bac route into Med School.

maybe her grades were just shitty.
The med schools all know Davidson. They know how to evaluate the gpa’s from there. I said a “near perfect."

Even if the grades were ++++y, why does the school "deflate"? What's the point to it?