MIT vs. Princeton Pre-med (grade inflation)

norcalguy
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:38:43 +0000

I have no doubt that grades at Princeton have dropped since the policy was instituted. But, doesn’t that just speak to the grade inflation that was present at Princeton before the policy?

35% A’s probably equates to a median GPA of around 3.2-3.3 (ie B/B+). While that’s lower than Harvard or Stanford’s 3.4, I think you’d be hard pressed to argue that a school with a median GPA of 3.2 is “grade deflated.”