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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reality are all the Ivy's ae much easier once you get there than even flagship state schools.

Less classes, less expectation, no real grading, lots of fluff classes.

Ivy students take 10 less classes than students are flagship universities add in some APs and they are taking 15 less classes. [/quote]

This is actually not true at all. While some ivies are known for grade inflation, others are very rigorous from a grading perspective. At Dartmouth, for example, only 4 to 8 students per year graduate with a 4.0.[/quote]

This just isn't true.  Why do you make things up?  Dartmouth had 26 valedictorians last year (all 4.0). A total of 50 kids had a 3.99 or above (5% of the graduating class). The prior year was similar.  it's all published by the college.

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At Brown, everyone has a 4.0. It is a participation trophy.[/quote]

That is so false. Where do you people pull this recent data? Out of your @ss, I see.

They made a big change in recent years to drive down GPAs. And I don’t know how many times some clueless people tell me they do t even give grades.  :roll: You can take one course p/f because they encourage exploration outside of your main area of interest.  [/quote]

+1 My kid and his friends spend A LOT of time in the library. Academics are serious there. It’s an Ivy. They work for their grades and actually found some profs unbending - 0.25 point away from an “A” no bending- even with serious illness. Of course- majors play into this as well. [/quote]

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