Schools in Boston

PengsPhils
Tue, 08 Mar 2016 21:41:02 +0000

Grade deflation at BU is a myth, yes, BU has hard classes, but you get the grade you earn.

There is a very philosophical and nuanced argument here, but in the context of other schools, BU has grade deflation. BU argues that it is that everyone else has inflated grades - I agree 100%, but the reality is that the result is a deflated GPA in comparison. Your exact argument that “you get the grade you earn” can be a positive for many students - but it can also discourage others and add unneeded stress to college academics, pushing past the line of simply challenging and distracting from the actual purpose of learning. No matter what you call it, there’s a fundamentally different academic grading approach.

NEU and BU offer very different things despite sharing a lot in common, and fit is a very big part of the comparison - the idea of summer classes in Boston was a very big positive for me, and co-op offers invaluable experience and an ability to really apply your academics as well as learning what you like and don’t like in your career. For me, school spirit and pride wasn’t as important - if it was, BU certainly has that.