do liberal arts colleges deflate grades?

vonlost
Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:32:47 +0000

“Every student gets the grades he/she deserve.”

Well, okay, but we can assume that students get the grades they “deserve” at every school, according to the grading standards of each school; some have a higher average GPA, some lower.

The practical problem with continuing grade inflation is that as the average GPA goes up, it becomes increasingly difficult to recognize the top students whose work stands out above the rest. Imagine a top school where every student is said to “deserve” an A.