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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, you have to earn your grades at W&M but medical schools and other graduate programs recognize this, so a 3.4 at W&M is equivalent to a 3.8 at JMU.

For a more quantitative measure the admit rate for W&M is 15-20% higher than the national average for medical school. [/quote]

You think premed courses at, say, JMU are easy? [/quote]

Easier yes.  But premed courses such as organic chemistry are more challenging than most college courses.[/quote]

How are the courses at JMU easier?[/quote]

Easier in the sense of less competition. Easier for a top student to be at the top of the curve. [/quote]

Where did you see that either school still grades undergrads on a curve?[/quote]

DP: I'm a professor. It's human nature to grade somewhat on a curve.  A professor is going to give some As.  They give As to the best students in the class, Bs to the next level etc.  It may not be a mathematical curve, but you adjust your teaching so there's a distribution there.  I've taught organic chemistry at schools of different levels of selectivity and it was most definitely a more challenging course at more selective schools.  Both the way I approached the content, the supports I gave, what I expected and how hard it was to earn an A.  It was a challenge when I moved from teaching at a very rigorous school to a less rigorous one--I had to add a lot more review guides, structure tests differently, and give a lot more partial credit etc. and then still adjust the grades upwards  from what I was used to.

Some med programs are strict about grade cut-offs, but that's changing--they look more at the rigor of the undergrad now too.[/quote]

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