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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The grading on a curve is not “deflation”, it only seems harsh in comparison to the grade inflation at other ivies. It’s normal at many state schools that are ranked lower so it’s not simply an elitist or hierarchal issue. Princeton (and ivies in general) do not seem to attract many tougher, resourceful, and resilient students. [/quote]

Well you take everyone from the Top 5% in HS and put them at Princeton.  If the range of scores on an exam are 30-50% does that really mean the kids below 40% get a B- or lower?  I'd argue the professors should teach a bit better.  It is frustrating to study for a StEM class and take the exam and feel like you have no clue what you are doing and I say this as a T10 graduate with 2 majors in 5 years, it was 6.5 years worth of coursework, who graduated with a 3.9 and CS/Engineering was one of the majors.

So yes, if the range is 5-50, then the lower end did not learn the material, but 30-50 (and a mean of 38 lets say), tells me 38 should be a B and the 30 might be a C+/B-.  Similarly, ifprof teaches well, and the scores are 88-100%, then the lowest grade should be a B+/A-, not a C
The students learned the material, did well and it's Okay to give all A/A- in a course.  The purpose of courses is to learn the material, and if everyone does that well, then A's should be given.  Remember, you no longer have the "lower level" of kids that are at many HSs.  You just took the All A's/ All AP courses, advanced in math and science and LA/History kids and put them together.  They should logically all do well

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yeah. The Bell Curve demands that professors only give a limited number of A's in a module and a course, regardless of how well students do. Hence, many A-deserving students will be given a B or even a lower grade for the bell shape to be achieved.

A lot of teachers stick to this type of grading. I see it at my kid's private HS.  Then, there are some --which happened at our public MS--everyone got an A but not everyone really had a grasp of the material.[/quote]

A true Bell Curve at the college level is a bit ridiculous, IMO, especially at a T50 college (ie where most kids were A/A- students overall in HS. If everyone learns the material they should all get As and Bs, with most getting A/A-[/quote]

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