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That’s part of my concern; of the top tier schools, some are harder than others, and some have more grade inflation as well. A student managing 3.6 at a school with grade inflation may face a lower gpa like 3.4 at a harder school with no grade inflation. </p>
<p>In that case, as the school makes no difference in admission outcomes, it would be a disadvantage for a pre-med student to go for the harder school and the lower GPA. Conversely, it would then be beneficial to attend the alternate peer school that has grade inflation.</p>