BU Grade Deflation is Very Real

AustinS
Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:51:49 +0000

i agree with asusomega. if you work hard, you will be able to get a pretty good grade in most classes; however, the grades are not inflated like in many other schools. Like a few of the other kids posting, I also just finished chem 101 at BU. My average was an 83, which got me a B+. I was (and still am) intrigued by the grade distribution. In order to get an A in the class, you needed a 89.00. I know a girl who got an 88.99, and they gave her an A-. This is pretty harsh because not many of the kids ended up getting As or A-s in the class despite having a relatively high grade. My own grade, nearly 16 points above the “C” average did not get me even an A-. While this may be disheartening to many students or potential students, there is something to be said about the “grade deflation.” Even though I am planning on going to grad school, I think the lack of grade inflation (better term to describe the situation) at BU is something I am proud of. If I can maintain a 3.6 at BU, then I have no doubt that I will be able to succeed at whatever school I go to after my undergrad. So fellow terriers, let us take pride in the fact that BU is an honest school and does not give out As like shirts at freshman orientation, as many other schools do. Our grades represent our actual work, our struggles, and our efforts, not just attending class and sweet talking professors.