| Current student here. You have to work very hard for A's, even in subjects for which you have a natural affinity. It's no longer enough to simply be smart; your work ethic is definitely a factor. That said, A's are definitely attainable. It's hard to give much more insight than that because different students have very different abilities. The policy really doesn't bother me that much because it affects all Princeton students equally. Sure we have to work harder than students at Harvard to get A's, but I came to Princeton because I wanted to be challenged. It's still too early to say conclusively that the policy hasn't hurt Princeton students in the job market, but most of the popular employers say that they take grade deflation into account when evaluating applicants. |