MIT vs. Princeton Pre-med (grade inflation)

Weasel8488
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:20:37 +0000

Seem like we have two different opinions of what grade deflation is. You see it as something objective. As in, there’s some average GPA below which grades are deflated and above which they’re inflated. IMO, the term needs context to have much meaning. As in, grades at Princeton are deflated relative to Harvard and Yale. Or as in, grades at Princeton are deflated relative to what they were in the 90s. I’m not saying either one of these interpretations is right or wrong, but it’s hard to discuss the issue when we’re talking about different things.