<p>As the creator of the thread BUBailey quoted, I think its my responsibility to tell you not to worry about grade deflation. After my first semester here I can honestly tell you that it is nowhere near as bad as I believed it to be. You will always get grades you deserve and an A is always given to those who know the material best. </p>
<p>I will say that after talking with my friends from high school, certain colleges tend to just give A’s so long as you attend the class and pay attention. Boston University isn’t the type of place where you can passively get A’s. It takes work to get a good gpa but it can absolutely be done. I can honestly tell you that I like the grading system they have here; you will feel good about the grades you get and BU will keep you on your toes. </p>
<p>Sometimes I’m jealous of those colleges like Brown or Tulane where the average gpa is always high: 3.5-3.8. As future employees and graduate schools do tend to look at your graduating gpa, its nice to be able to pull out a high number. But in BU, getting a 3.5 - 3.8 is considered quite impressive (the average gpa for CAS last year was 3.0). But like BUBailey and others have said, you will feel that you truly earned the gpa you received and that is something to be proud of. </p>
<p>Really, grade inflation at other schools is a bigger problem than grade deflation at BU will ever be.</p>