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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Grind” culture is not the same as grade inflation, and it’s weird that people are equating the two.[/quote]

I agree. however many parents on Dcum worry that the "grind" schools will be at such a difficult level that their dear child will not be able to get the grades they need for the next level: they mistakenly conflate work-hard culture with low grades. They will mention steering their kid away from Hopkins or similar and toward a less "grindy" school such as big southern publics or "chill" LACs, to get the high GPA for law or med thinking it will be easier than at the grindy school. It is flawed logic when you see the GPA ranges that come out of various schools side by side with the LSAT and MCAT ranges that come out of the same schools. Sure your kid might have more time to relax, party, have fun at Clemson, but when they have the 3.92 in Neuroscience and they cannot crack a 500 on the MCAT and neither can any of their 3.9 friends, it tells you all you need to know about the quality of the 3.9.
Oftentimes the elite/ivy school which ALL have some level of grind culture will result in many more options with average grades(3.7) than the easy school with above-average grades(3.9). It is not merely premeds and prelaw that have to worry. In this economy top jobs are already shifting more toward top schools. With the grade inflation, companies are having to rely more on colleges that are known for rigorous courses as well as an academically-focused student body. A student who has managed to be above-average at a top school is an impressive one, and a below-average 3.5 is good enough to be in the running. [/quote]

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