Dillema: Stern's Grading Curve!

Sogui
Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:24:15 +0000

Right now Stern’s grading curve is posing a SERIOUS dilemma for me and is probably the NUMBER ONE reason that I am hesitating to attend Stern over pursuing my other options, let me outline my problem.

Stern has a reputation for having a tough grading curve, implications:

1) Should I attempt to transfer into Columbia or Wharton, a mediocre GPA would pose serious problems for me.

2) Should I attempt to attend a top law school, once again, GPA is vital for getting into those top law schools and getting an average GPA from Stern would hurt me. FURTHERMORE this makes things worse because I am afraid that by attending Stern I am going to be forsaking opportunities elsewhere and will lock myself into the world of business/finance.

3) May even pose a problem for getting into top biz schools despite the obvious benefits gained from a background at Stern.

So I ask you, are my concerns warranted? Is the grading curve at Stern all that bad? If I try hard enough can I be assured of a respectable GPA that COULD get me into top law/business grad schools?