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[quote=Anonymous]I am a Pomona student. The grading is pretty inflated, but to say you are getting "Bs with no effort" is pretty hyperbolic. Most students work very hard and classes average B+. STEM courses were asked to deflate grades this past year, and some subjects, like economics, are made artificially more difficult than need be to separate the future PhD types from the industry types. Grading has always been like this for Pomona. Back when we were on the 12 point scale, you needed a 12/12 to be Pomona Scholar (top 25%). If your only perception of rigor is grade inflation, go to Harvey Mudd. Our grades are not anymore inflated than Williams or Swarthmore. CMC does grade deflate, but they have fewer majors and a student body with a particularly strong, niche interest.[/quote]
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