<p>Frandg</p>
<p>Sorry I’m rather late to the discussion but on first reading the OP my thoughts were: “must be Cornell.”</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be too upset with your son because his experience is rather commonplace at Cornell. In our part of the world Cornell’s reputation among the Ivies is “the easiest to get in and the hardest to stay in.” I might add that most Cornellians wear this as a badge of honor. There have been numerous posts on CC over the last two years about the shock that most first year students at Cornell go through when they see grades that they have never before seen in their lives. Unfortunately this also has a sad side because it correlates to a darker topic, the on campus bridge known as Suicide Bridge. </p>
<p>Offer much encouragement and support and have him understand that most grad and professional schools are fully aware of Cornell’s grading policies.</p>
<p>Mini </p>
<p>We have always heard that Cornell, like Wake Forest (Work Forest) has little to no grade inflation in the hard sciences and engineering areas and very strict grading curves. I am wondering if the grade inflation you mention includes data from the land grant side of the school as well?</p>