Anonymous
11/10/2025 22:13
Subject: Grade inflation in college
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:[/b]Anonymous[b wrote:]We know it happens in HS, and now it's happening in colleges, too.
I sympathize with the students, though. Much of grading is subjective, and some teachers grade more harshly than others.
It's nice to think college isn't just about grades, but about learning, but when your internships and job offers are dependent on grades, then it matters. Obviously, same goes for HS: when college admissions is based on your GPA, it matters.
This is why so many students fight for points.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-easy-fix-easy-145039532.html
And? Reason for posting? There are schools that don't practice grade inflation, like Princeton. You can pick and choose if you like.
Johns Hopkins also. The average gpa was like 3.0 when I was there. 2.8 was a good gpa.
Hopkins has changed a lot. 3.65-7 these days.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 22:12
Subject: Grade inflation in college
Anonymous wrote:[/b]Anonymous[b wrote:]We know it happens in HS, and now it's happening in colleges, too.
I sympathize with the students, though. Much of grading is subjective, and some teachers grade more harshly than others.
It's nice to think college isn't just about grades, but about learning, but when your internships and job offers are dependent on grades, then it matters. Obviously, same goes for HS: when college admissions is based on your GPA, it matters.
This is why so many students fight for points.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-easy-fix-easy-145039532.html
And? Reason for posting? There are schools that don't practice grade inflation, like Princeton. You can pick and choose if you like.
With a median GPA of 3.7 Princeton is inflated. It may be lower than Brown and Harvard(3.92, 3.85) but it is higher than UVA (3.65) and roughly the same as Penn (also 3.7 or just under).
Anonymous
11/10/2025 21:13
Subject: Grade inflation in college
Anonymous wrote:[/b]Anonymous[b wrote:]We know it happens in HS, and now it's happening in colleges, too.
I sympathize with the students, though. Much of grading is subjective, and some teachers grade more harshly than others.
It's nice to think college isn't just about grades, but about learning, but when your internships and job offers are dependent on grades, then it matters. Obviously, same goes for HS: when college admissions is based on your GPA, it matters.
This is why so many students fight for points.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-easy-fix-easy-145039532.html
And? Reason for posting? There are schools that don't practice grade inflation, like Princeton. You can pick and choose if you like.
Johns Hopkins also. The average gpa was like 3.0 when I was there. 2.8 was a good gpa.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 21:09
Subject: Grade inflation in college
Engineering does not have as much grade inflation. Lots of courses are graded on a curve with the median set to 3.0 or 3.1...
Anonymous
11/10/2025 21:07
Subject: Grade inflation in college
[/b]Anonymous[b wrote:]We know it happens in HS, and now it's happening in colleges, too.
I sympathize with the students, though. Much of grading is subjective, and some teachers grade more harshly than others.
It's nice to think college isn't just about grades, but about learning, but when your internships and job offers are dependent on grades, then it matters. Obviously, same goes for HS: when college admissions is based on your GPA, it matters.
This is why so many students fight for points.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-easy-fix-easy-145039532.html
And? Reason for posting? There are schools that don't practice grade inflation, like Princeton. You can pick and choose if you like.
Anonymous
11/10/2025 18:27
Subject: Grade inflation in college
Which colleges?
Harvard
Harvard
Anonymous
11/10/2025 18:10
Subject: Grade inflation in college
We know it happens in HS, and now it's happening in colleges, too.
I sympathize with the students, though. Much of grading is subjective, and some teachers grade more harshly than others.
It's nice to think college isn't just about grades, but about learning, but when your internships and job offers are dependent on grades, then it matters. Obviously, same goes for HS: when college admissions is based on your GPA, it matters.
This is why so many students fight for points.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-easy-fix-easy-145039532.html
I sympathize with the students, though. Much of grading is subjective, and some teachers grade more harshly than others.
It's nice to think college isn't just about grades, but about learning, but when your internships and job offers are dependent on grades, then it matters. Obviously, same goes for HS: when college admissions is based on your GPA, it matters.
This is why so many students fight for points.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-easy-fix-easy-145039532.html