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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fact is most stem courses are graded on a curve....so unless everyone is earning a 90%+ in the course, your grade will be determined by "the overall level of smarts in the course". Much easier to get an A/B+ in Organic Chemistry at a school where you are in the top 20% of students vs one where everyone is a striver/4.0+ mentality[/quote] This comment is dead on target. Further, at many schools non-STEM courses will curve to maybe a 3.3/4 median grade, while STEM courses will curve to a 3.0 median. Curving to 3.0 median means that about half the class is getting a B- or lower. This can be crushing to a student used to all As or a mix of As and Bs, especially if there if family pressure on GPA / grades.[/quote]
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