<p>Akx, I am well aware of the changes being made at Princeton - but just use your gut feeling, and tell me - which do you think is going to be harder, Princeton or MIT? Be honest with yourself. </p>
<p>Speaking specifically of the new Princeton grading policy, the inside word, which you can glean yourself as it has already been discussed here on CC (mostly on the Princeton section) is that the new grading scheme will have little to no effect on the grading of science/engineering courses at Princeton, because those courses already handed out a percentage of A’s that was equivalent to or less than was is now mandated. Hence, nothing will change. The new scheme will mostly affect those Princeton humanities and to some extent social science departments that were notorious for handing out A’s like candy. And to Princeton students in those departments, not only do I have no sympathy towards them, I actually have NEGATIVE sympathy for them. Princeton science/engineering students have always had to put up with tough grading, and you never hear them whining. If they can put up with tough grading, then so can the rest of the Princeton student body. In fact, I’ve talked to several Princeton alumni who majored in engineering and science and who tacitly approve of the grading change. One of them, a Princeton electrical engineering graduate, said that it was about time that Princeton cracked down on its creampuff majors where students were getting easy A’s for doing nothing while he was slaving away in his engineering coursework.</p>