Suggestions to incoming 2014, re: Grade Deflation

Silly_Puddy
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:15:11 +0000

Hmm, interesting post, PtonGrad.



Alumother:

And, for job opportunities (vs. professional school), you are so incredible with a Princeton GPA of 3.7 that the grade deflation issue is just not worth all this distress.



Not just 3.7. I’ve known people with GPAs well below 3.5 getting interviews (and ultimately jobs) at top tier firms (think McKinsey/Bain/Goldman). I’m not suggesting it’s easy to get these jobs even from Princeton, but I do think that people need to keep things in perspective.

And if you’re interested in graduate school in a discipline, keep in mind that while your GPA is important, far more weight is given to the recs from professors and your research (at least for every discipline I’m familiar with). Given the reputation of Princeton profs in their areas and the accessibility of research opportunities, I’d say Princeton puts you at a huge advantage.