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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting.  My junior  does not want to apply to schools that are "reaches" for him because he wants to go to grad school, and he thinks he'll get a higher  GPA at a less competitive (for him) school.  My view is that grad schools take each college and it's grading policies into account (at least I hope they do), so he should be focused on where he'll get the best education.  To me, part of a great education is being challenged by peers who are brighter than you, so I will continue to encourage some reaches![/quote]

Your son is right. Grad schools, especially med schools, want 4.0s whether at MIT or UVA. It sucks.[/quote]

PP, must respectfully disagree.  Top colleges (except perhaps U Chicago) grade on a dramatically easier basis than middle-level colleges, and top colleges typically don't release student rank.  Everybody leaves Harvard with at least a B+/A- average.  Everybody at Yale gets into some relatively decent law school.  And the top colleges essentially offer free or nominal tuition to most undergrads.  We've seen it directly and experienced it.  Colleges below the top tier are really taking advantage of their students and providing no value of any kind.  
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MIT grades on a B/C curve so that's not entirely true. Harvard has buckled down its rampant grade inflation as well because other schools began to notice everyone had a 4.0[/quote]

Also I can't speak for the last 5 years, but I know people with 5 and 6 figure debts from these colleges.[/quote]

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