<p>sakky, I think you make some very important points. I don’t know about you Caltech-Stanford comparison, but there are some other well know examples. Harvard has severe grade inflation with almost every student getting A’s in almost every course. 90% of Harvard students graduate with honors. Harvard has amazing students so I am sure there is no doubt that the courses are taught at a high level. What about very selective schools like U Chicago or JHU where there has been grade deflation? The students at these schools are close to the level of Harvard students and they are expected to work really hard to get mostly B’s and C’s. I wonder if these schools cover more material in greater depth or just grade harder.</p>