<p>I am deciding mainly between Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, and Johns Hopkins. I am largely undecided and am thinking about taking sociology, political science, or even business or medicine.</p>
<p>I heard that Harvard and Yale are easy once you’re in. Grade inflation and that sort of thing are apparently rampant, but is that the same case for Penn? I have to be honest with myself. I would never go to a school like UChicago or Cornell because I am too lazy. So among these choices and these possible majors which would be the most relaxing school to go to? I like Penn, as of now it is my number one choice, but if it is anything like UChicago or Cornell I would have to pass. </p>
<p>Dartmouth I have absolutely no clue about like Penn, and Hopkins seems to have the stereotype of being cutthroat and competitive. Not to contradict myself, but Brown seems to be on the far extreme and too lax, with it’s open cirriculum and pass/fail option. I am not sure if it is easier than the other schools but if anyone is knowledgeable on the academic rigor within the four schools I listed above, it would help me greatly in making a decision.</p>
<p>the daily pennsylvanian just did an article that spanned over a few days regarding the grade inflation at penn. there is a nice amount of grade inflation as long as you aren’t talk about certain wharton classes. the classes can get very easy. it really depends on what you take and at penn you have a lot of freedom to decide. i love the classes here and when i take SAS classes I love them because I learn a lot, but still I don’t feel like getting an A is considered anywhere close to impossible. Good luck with your decision. Any other questions you can message me.</p>
<p>You can pick easy BS classes and BS through them (as my roomie does) for your entire time at Penn, or you can pick challenging classes and work extremely hard at them. The choice is yours at Penn :-D</p>
<p>i.e. you can satisfy ‘arts & letters’ requirement with a BS ‘history of rock music’ course or with a ‘classical western literature’ course.</p>
<p>personally, I find science/math courses at Penn pretty hard as do many of my classmates. In many of these classes only 30% or so can get an A and in a class where most people are pretty good at science and math, that takes quite a bit of effort. Its definately not easy. I haven’t taken many humanities courses and so I can’t comment on those, but I hear that there isn’t a strict cap on the number of A’s in these classes, and I’ve met people who had found them hard and easy.</p>
<p>Humanities definitely have more flexibility, it really depends on the class as to whether it will be hard or easy (you can check penn course review)</p>
<p>I’ve only gotten screwed on a curve once–in Psyc 001 I earned a B but the curve made it a C. Booo-urns</p>
<p>“I would never go to a school like UChicago or Cornell because I am too lazy. So among these choices and these possible majors which would be the most relaxing school to go to? I like Penn, as of now it is my number one choice, but if it is anything like UChicago or Cornell I would have to pass.”</p>
<p>I’m in a similar boat. Are Cornell and UChicago really more academically rigorous, generally speaking, than Penn SAS? Is that the reputation they have?</p>
<p>“academically rigorous” implies better education, and that’s definitely not the case for Cornell. It’s more like “more cruel curve.” I would imagine UChicago offers a better undergraduate education (perhaps the greatest in the country) because of its sheer…UChicagoness. But I’d never go there. It excels in academics at the expense of everything else.</p>
<p>Based on Finaid I’ve pretty much eliminated JHU, so now I’m still strongly considering Dartmouth, Brown, and Penn. Thank you for the input on Penn, but any comments on Dartmouth and Brown in relation to Penn?</p>
<p>i would say penn is in an awesome location and gives you a city life that dartmouth does not bring. brown, is considered academically lax from what i hear. all i know is that penn is excellent and from what you are describing in the type of school you want to go to…it sounds like penn is a great choice. for all of those chill classes there are tough classes too. there are opportunities to take classes in all of the schools you want, which is something i love about penn. i’m telling you that penn is an awesome school. i don’t think i know anyone that seems upset about where they are or an regrets on their decision. Also the social atmosphere at penn is considered number one out of all the other ivies, which is part of what college is about. good luck on your decision.</p>
<p>Hi does Penn accept transfer credits easily? I’m planning on transferring from Columbia and I’ve heard they give you the run around to get your classes transferred? If anyone has had any credits transferred I would appreciate a response.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>from friends i have spoken with, it can be kind of tough at times to get them, but you just have to argue for them…i wish i could help u more, but i don’t know much on transfer credit</p>