<p>Grade deflation is a badge of HONOR. What it means is they are taking the fluff out of phoney grades and instituting what is truly earned, not that you are slaving to get a B.</p>
<p>Grade inflation is obnoxious and really a misrepresentation of scholarship and achievement. So I would gravitate TOWARDS the grade deflation schools, work hard and see what happens, and then be proud that you got what you earned.</p>