Why do you love cornell?

LazyKid
Fri, 28 May 2010 13:57:32 +0000

Gradeinflation.com is your friend.

Average GPA at Cornell as of 2006: 3.36

Average GPA at some of the peer schools (2006):
Duke: 3.42
MIT: 3.26 (in 1999 compared with Cornell’s average GPA in 1999 which was 3.22)
Harvard: 3.45 (2006)
Princeton: 3.27
Dartmouth: 3.36
JHU: 3.24

What is my point? Certain schools have the REPUTATION of being grade deflated (Cornell, MIT, JHU). But, the reputation does not bear out in reality. Look, school administrators aren’t stupid. No one, not even at Cornell or MIT, is looking to make the academic experience as miserable as possible. The grading at these schools is tough but fair.



I am shocked that the avg gpa at Princeton is only 3.2, while at Harv, it is 3.4. That is a solid .2 difference. Is this due to the grade deflation policy at Princeton?

Assuming equal caliber student body at Harvard and Princeton (which I think is the case), this noticeable differential in avg gpas between the two schools is quite disturbing. It is my belief that just because someone attends school A over school B, one should not be given a special privilege.