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- Grade deflation is very real and as the above poster said, you really have to do A-level work to get an A. But I find that to be very fair and it has been very fair in my classes. I got A’s on what I thought I deserved A’s on. It really should be standard across colleges, but it’s just sad that so many colleges have grade inflation today. There was virtually no change in STEM majors, as the policy was intended to target the humanities, where grading is more subjective. In fact, you’ll find that STEM is graded similarly almost anywhere you go, especially at MIT. </p>
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<li><p>The only rankings that matter here, to the OP, presumably, are the rankings for math and physics. According to USNWR (take it as you will), Princeton is ranked #2 in math, tied with Harvard, and #5 in Physics. But I do have to say that Princeton has an excellent physics program. I know a graduate student in the program and she came to Princeton because of the reputed strength of the program. But Princeton is strong in many other departments in the humanities as well, as you can see here: [Best</a> Social Science & Humanities Programs | Top Social Science & Humanities Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools](<a href=“http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools?int=3.7e+60]Best”>http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools?int=3.7e+60)
This is also the school that brings you Paul Krugman, Nobel Laureate in Economics; Peter Singer, renowned utilitarian philosopher and involved in several renowned international organizations for ethics; Robert George, recognized by some as the world’s most influential Christian conservative thinker; Osamu Shimomura, Nobel Laureate for bringing you the green fluorescent protein; and Christopher Sims, Nobel Laureate in Economics, to name a few. </p></li>
<li><p>This will definitely be easy for you, since you live in Jersey. Princeton is only a short car ride away and you can come up for Preview if you get in. MIT is only a train ride away and you can go up there too, for their Preview day.</p></li>
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