UMich and Inflation?

[ViggyRam]

<p>So, I was a little curious and found this:
[College</a> of Literature, Science, and the Arts : Students](<a href=“http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umich/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=a9a3afbe082ba110VgnVCM100000a3b1d38dRCRD]College”>http://www.lsa.umich.edu/umich/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=a9a3afbe082ba110VgnVCM100000a3b1d38dRCRD)</p>

<p>And then this:
[Latin</a> honors cutoffs stay steady | Yale Daily News](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/sep/29/latin-honors-cutoffs-stay-steady/]Latin”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2010/sep/29/latin-honors-cutoffs-stay-steady/)</p>

<p>Of course, Yale is known for grade inflation, along with Harvard. Yet, UMich’s cut-offs for honors are steady with Yale’s. Does this mean anything or am I reading to far into this stat? </p>

<p>Does Highest Distinction mean top 5% (ie. equivalent to summa cum laude)? </p>

<p>I found this quite interesting. What do you all think? Especially current students who may know much more about this.</p>

<p>Dartmouth’s is below:
[url=<a href=“This page has moved”>This page has moved]Honors[/url</a>]</p>

[ViggyRam]

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Degrees with distinction are awarded on the basis of rank, which is determined by the cumulative GPAs of the LSA graduates. Students who rank in the top 3% of the class receive a degree with “Highest Distinction,” those in the top 10% receive “High Distinction,” and those in the top 25% receive “Distinction.”

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<p>OK, so the 2 aren’t the same but they are sort of similar (5%, 15%, 30% at Yale v. 3%, 10%, 25% at U of M). </p>

<p>Anyone want to weigh in on this?</p>