Princeton Molecular Biology

3lite
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:49:27 +0000

Hi all,

I was wondering if I can get some opinions about the difficulty of the molecular biology major (or relative fields) at Princeton. I read on the department website about the requirements but I was wondering how competitive are the students within the classes? Is it like a cutthroat environment where everyone competes for an ‘A’, or does it have a more laid back atmosphere?

Generally, is molecular biology one of the tougher majors at Princeton? How doable is a 3.7+ at Princeton as a molecular biology major?

About the grade inflation/deflation: I heard something about recommending professors to cap the grade distribution and assign 'A’s to ‘A’ level work. Can someone clarify?