Exams after breaks & grade deflation

sahp2kids
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:50:58 +0000

Hey Tigers and parents of Tigers!

Can anyone share their feelings about having papers and exams after term breaks?

Seems like it would keep an already tightly wound student body that much more stressed as they never quite free themselves from a due-date. A contrast to other schools where kids get to travel or rest with family/friends during breaks and then dive into new material upon return to campus.

Another topic done over and over, but also just appearing again in the Daily Princetonian is grade deflation. Why does Princeton have to fall on its sword over this issue over peers such as Yale or Harvard?

Lastly, why is it taking so long to determine who the Trustees will select to replace the outgoing university President? Both Dartmouth & Yale announced in a timely manner who the successors were to be. The President sets the tone and kind of wondering what that’s going to be going forward for Princeton.

Thanks for your help!