<p>I don’t know about grade deflation, if you want actually statistics I’m sure there are places online or even in other threads about this. You should compare GPAs in engineering to other engineering schools and CAS GPAs to other liberal arts schools. You can’t really take an average of the whole place and expect it to have any meaning. </p>
<p>What I will say is there is a heavy work load, probably made heavier because most other students are well prepared, work hard and want to do well. Most majors also have a lot of program/major requirements and here students who come in with ap credits have it a little easier. Software, email, etc make it easier for profs to assign lots of work, sometimes I think without intention-they are just really excited about their subject and want to share their knowledge–but this is most likely true at comparable schools.</p>
<p>For any high school students out there, please please realize that your entire frame of reference will change once you get to college and things you think are of upmost importance now you will barely remember by this time next year…I know this sounds sentimental but really in the end what matters is love, kindness, family, and friends–this is what sustains us through good times and bad…that and good cooking.</p>