| I think it has been shown that the average gpa at Columbia has gone up from something like a 3.1 to a 3.3 over the past maybe twenty years. I don't know the specifics. But I'm also not sure if this could be attributed to grade inflation. Even if half the grades at Columbia are As (especially in humanities classes that generally don't curve), I oftentimes think it's justified based on anticipated student performance. My feeling is if they're good enough for Columbia, they're probably going to do quite well in the classroom, and if they slack off, they'll probably still do no worse than a B or B-. |