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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Students at Harvard are no smarter than they were in the 90's, and back then the average GPA was below 3.5.

Standards have gotten softer. There should be corrective measures to fix this issue. However, I do fear that lowering GPAs will hurt Harvard students seeking medical and law school admissions. [/quote]

To be fair, they are absolutely smarter than they were in the 1990s.  The kids are just smarter these days.  More accomplished at a young age.  I doubt half the class of 1992 would be able to get in these days.[/quote]

+1. One of my graduate school higher level stats problem sets was looking at selectivity and qualifications of admitted students over time.  Anyone who thinks it was harder and more selective in the 1990s is willfully blind or shockingly ignorant. [/quote]

Both grades and test scores were much more meaningful in the 90s. If you were looking for an equal measurement, you are doing things wrong with your data. A 1300 and a 3.7 was pretty awesome in 1992. That's community college numbers today. In 1992, that would have been a worthwhile app to Harvard and Princeton.

Things aren't really comparable today. Everyone has high stats now. [/quote]

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