<p>Im down to either Harvard or Princeton SCEA. Im not sure which one to apply to. Harvard’s SCEA will probably be more selective than Princeton’s so thats a thought. But Princeton has the infamous grade deflation. Also Ive spent my past two summers at Harvard. ANy thoughts?</p>
<p>Grade deflation at Princeton really has only affected the social science and humanities. If you are intending to major in biology, then you shouldn’t worry about it as much. Apply to the one you like more. According to Princeton, med school admissions have not been affected much by the grade deflation policy. </p>
<p>But if you’re bored of Harvard already after two summers there, apply here!</p>
<p>that is kind of the feeling ive been getting. it would be nice to get a new college experience.</p>
<p>Um… ? Grade deflation has hit everything hard, mostly the sciences. Ultimately it’s your preference, but I think you should go for Harvard. If you’ve been there for two summers, you obviously know what you love about it. It’ll be easier to convey that in an essay.</p>
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<p>Not quite. From [url=<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/35/65G93/]Princeton”>http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S25/35/65G93/]Princeton</a> University - Princeton achieves marked progress in curbing grade inflation<a href=“slightly%20outdated,%20but%20that%20shouldn’t%20matter%20much”>/url</a></p>
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<p>So social sciences and humanities classes respectively saw a 13% and 20% reduction in 'A’s whereas natural sciences saw just a 4% reduction.</p>
<p>Note, though, that engineering was also strongly affected by the policy change, with a 17% drop.</p>
<p>If you think grade deflation has hit the sciences hardest, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Grade deflation was implemented for the purpose of normalizing grades across departments, so that the average history major’s departmental GPA wouldn’t be two tenths higher than the average physics major’s departmental GPA. GPAs in humanities/social sciences were way more inflated than in natural sciences/engineering, and that’s what grade deflation is supposed to fix.</p>
<p>My advice is to not let grade deflation be a deciding factor in your application decision, but to apply based on where you want to live and learn for the next four years. If you would rather go to Princeton (and I know it’s hard to judge because you probably haven’t had the chance to experience Princeton like you have Harvard), apply to Princeton SCEA. If you prefer Harvard, apply early to Harvard.</p>