<p>I read Stanfords average GPA was 3.9, but what is that on a 100 point scale? I initially thought it was a 97.5 (multiply it by 25) but then somebody told me different in another thead. Can somebody explain to me?</p>
<p>grades every bodu grtd 5 out 4, over achievers.</p>
<p>"dude, your posts don't make sense anymore"</p>
<p>this implies that his posts once made sense....surely you didnt mean that? :)</p>
<p>They did...once upon a time.</p>
<p>Baba rules!!!!</p>
<p>Damn--somebody answer my question please</p>
<p>When Stanford says 3.9 unweighted is their average, what is that on a 100point?</p>
<p>you missed the point, Stanfurd is famous for grade inflation, so it depends on prevailing inflation rate. Call academic advisor.</p>
<p>and you think Harvard doesn't do grade inflation?</p>
<p>HAH. I laughed in your face.</p>
<p>The average GPA the OP's referring to is that of incoming freshman, not of current students. As such, Stanford's grade inflation plays absolutely no role and should not even come up.</p>
<p>As for the question, I'm sorry but I am not familiar with the conversion from 4.0 to 100 pt. scale. I would assume the average would not be that high (97.5) because I think it should be a little more forgiving; maybe around 93-95?*</p>
<p>*Note that this is a guess and has no statistical backing, call the admissions office if you want actual numbers.</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>Many fear grade inflation. It's actually a good think because it means you have a very competitive class; you have to work harder and you'll learn a lot more. The grade inflation at places like Cal-tech is even higher than Stanford.</p>
<p>It doesn't necessarily mean that you have a competitive class. All that is inherent is that better grades are given out. At schools such as Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, the like, you will have a strong class given the nature of the admissions process. You might feelt the need to work harder, but you will probably get a b if you do relatively little. You might learn more, but we are talking about the numbers, not the learning. </p>
<p>Your claim has no backing whatsoever. Why do you thinkk that the grade inflation at Stanford matches Cal-tech? Grade inflation at Stanford matches few places in the world- the other elite privates.</p>
<p>Whoever wrote the above post is a moron. </p>
<p>Cal-tech is ranked on par with MIT for engineering. Cal-tech is also known to be more slightly more difficult than MIT for engineering. They are infamous for a very high grade inflation. You are extremely ignorant if you don't recognize Cal-tech as being an "elite private school" like you quoted. I'm surprised as to how you made it into Berkely in the first place.</p>
<p>Engineering is a major that I will use to demonstrate my point in this post. Engineering is taught by the same cirriculum at most schools. But what makes one school better than another is the fact that the students are challenged more and a more competitive environment is fostered. This makes it more difficult to grab the "A" that everyone wants. So grade inflation is an indirect method of making a class more difficult, competitive, and ultimately harder to succeed in. You have to essentially study harder to succeed in these classes because the tests are much more difficult and consequently the class averages will be lowered. As a result of all this, the professor must curve. </p>
<p>A higher grade inflation means initially the test average was really low which meant that the prof. cranked up the test difficulty which means you had to study a lot harder than normal.</p>
<p>They are infamous for a very high grade inflation. Show me. Prove it. </p>
<p>Haha epoch_dreams, you make me laugh. Im surprised you got into Cornell without knowing how to spell Berkeley or curriculum.</p>
<p>I consider MIT and Caltech, although private, to be quite different than schools which are private and hard to get into. They are consider to be "techs'. It's a sub-classification I think most people would think this makes sense.</p>
<p>As to insulting me, you make me laugh. I would hope that the entirety of the Cornell population sees the world in such black and white views. There are more nuances in the world.</p>
<p>what makes one school better than another is the fact that the students are challenged more and a more competitive environment is fostered. This makes it more difficult to grab the "A" that everyone wants.</p>
<p>Perhaps you have forgotten other possible things that can make a school better, such as better professors.</p>
<p>So grade inflation is an indirect method of making a class more difficult, competitive, and ultimately harder to succeed in. You have to essentially study harder to succeed in these classes because the tests are much more difficult and consequently the class averages will be lowered. As a result of all this, the professor must curve.</p>
<p>Grade inflation just means that more people get higher grades. I would think that fewer high grades would result in a more competitive environment. Think about: if fewer high grades were given out to a competitive group of students, wouldnt they try to study harder? </p>
<p>A higher grade inflation means initially the test average was really low which meant that the prof. cranked up the test difficulty which means you had to study a lot harder than normal.</p>
<p>Um, how do you figure this? Grade inflation could just mean the prof likes to give many As, say, 40% if that much of the class happens to have more than 90% of the possible points in the class.</p>