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<li>schools like harvard and stanford definitely do grade-inflate (compared to berkeley and other such “grade-killer” schools). That doesnt mean their course of study is any less demanding or difficult, it just means that more people get A’s, which probably means more people from stanford and harvard go to better grad schools.</li>
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<p>(and, in direct contrast to 1,)</p>
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<li>Go look up some information for grading curves on some berkeley CS classes. even with berkeley’s harder curve, its still largely A’s and A-'s that they’re givin out (usually between 40-60 percent, IIRC). I’ll bet its the same for other math/science majors. so stop blaming your crap grades on the school.</li>
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<p>The moral being that yes, we have it harder on the statistical average, but if you’re motivated and sharp, there’s no reason you can’t get stellar grades at berkeley.</p>