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<p>Yep, I think I have to back up majiyiduke09 here and say that the fact of the matter is, at certain schools, most notably HYPS, while you might not get a 4.0, you probably won’t get a truly bad gpa either. As long as you show up to class and do the work, you’re going to pass your classes with a halfway decent grade. Hence it’s a safe option. </p>
<p>Contrast that with state schools where not only can the curves be savage, but you often times end up in classes that are ‘random grade generators’ - where grading tends not only to be highly subjective but also seemingly randomized such that a very good student in the class can end up with a bad grade and a very bad student can end up with a very good grade, and there seems to be little logic as to why one person got one grade and another person got another grade. The difference is what constitutes a ‘bad’ grade at a particular school. At places like HYPS, a ‘bad grade’ is a B or at worst a C. At a state school, a ‘bad grade’ can easily be a C or worse.</p>