<p>Another reason why WF came off the list of schools for my S is the reputation for grade deflation. My S is an ROTC candidate. Based on everything we learned so far, when an ROTC cadet is finally commissioned into the active duty, GPA plays a very important role in getting or not getting the kind of position/career path in the Army. Army rank orders everybody and assigns the most coveted positions based on the ranking score. AND, Army is strictly number driven, so much so that Podunk Univ 3.6 trumps MIT 3.5. </p>
<p>It sounds very mercenary, but we have to think ahead about things like this because it could make a difference of S getting his dream “job” in the Army or not after working hard for four years. ROTC already requires 10-20 hours a week. If he had to work in a system known for grade deflation, this is not a good news. (For this reason Boston Univ came off S’2 list too).</p>
<p>By the way, I hear that law school admission works the same way. Just raw number GPA and LSAT largely determine the admissions outcome, regardless of which school the candidate comes out of.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: My S is a HS senior applying to schools. AU is on his list, but we in no way have anything to do with AU, and have no direct experience or observation. Just results of some research he and I have done so far.</p>