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<p>The statement was made that none of the elite college gives away grades. I believe that Brown does:</p>
<p><a href=“Office of Institutional Research | Brown University”>Office of Institutional Research | Brown University;
<p>It’s appears that their policy (without the connotations of a “D” or and “F” or even a mildly differentiating “minus” or “plus”), in effect, means record an “A” or record nothing. I’m sure it’s a fine university. My daughter considered it as one of the more undergrad friendly universities in the northeast. None of that, however, changes the fact that their grading system (sic) is less than rigorous.</p>
<p>Their own just-released report on Brown’s 1969 “flower power” curriculum points out that nearly 1 in 5 Brown students graduates without taking two courses in math and science.</p>
<p>As you correctly point out, the big losers are the excellent students at Brown who work diligently at a high level and have no way to distinguish themselves from slackers coasting their way to the same result with the feel-good “gold star for Jeremy because he’s trying, bless his heart” grading system.</p>