<p>Our S studies Engineering at Tufts. This Spring he took a course and received an 85 (which is a B at any university that I am familiar with in the world). </p>
<p>The Prof decided to “scale down” the class grades b/c too many students did well. S’s 85 became a B-.</p>
<p>In our eyes you get what you get. Never heard of scaling down grades before. Profs should be pleased that their students master the subject matter, not punish them for it. </p>
<p>Tufts is a tough tough school (at least if you are not a liberal arts major of some type). There is NO grade inflation at Tufts (in the Engineering School). </p>
<p>Here’s hoping that potential employers and/or graduate schools are aware of this fact. If not, then we are spending $58,000 annually for a good education that may not result in a job for our S.</p>