<p>Discussion over Christmas dinner, BU grades harder than necessary? Hearsay from family who have friends kids and/or they who went there.</p>
<p>Any comments ( current students helpful to reply)</p>
<p>Thanks In Advance</p>
<p>Grade deflation is always talked about at BU and I feel like it does exist. For example, in my chem 101 class, the average grade is a C+, leaving only a very few amount of people with A’s. Also, there are lists out there that state that BU is the one of the toughest with grading in the nation ([The</a> 16 Colleges And Universities Hardest Schools To Earn An ?A?](<a href=“http://coed.com/2013/11/15/here-are-the-16-colleges-and-universities-where-its-the-hardest-to-get-an-a/]The”>http://coed.com/2013/11/15/here-are-the-16-colleges-and-universities-where-its-the-hardest-to-get-an-a/))</p>
<p>But don’t let that discourage you, if you work really hard, A’s are very much possible and only because you don’t get straight A’s, that does NOT mean you aren’t a hardworking/intelligent student.</p>
<p>I read a great explanation of grade deflation that really sums up my feelings towards this issue:</p>
<p>"Deflation is basically when you would normally get an A or B in a class at another school, but instead you get a B or C at BU. People do get A’s, but it’s a lot more difficult to get one in a science/engineering/math/etc class, than it would normally be. It’s for a variety of reasons, teachers sometimes curve down (they believe only a certain number of students should be getting A’s), or they make their class extremely difficult, things like that. Teachers blame it on the school, the school blames it on teachers, I think it’s a lot of both.</p>
<p>BU is known for having one of the worst grade deflations, so keep that in mind when comparing grades with people at other colleges."</p>
<p>I was in SMG, and this was not my experience. However, for my pre-med friends it was. Everything was based on a curve, and it was a frequent topic of conversation. There are previous posts about this here that you can search for.</p>
<p>Thank you both, hopefully it will not matter as much in CGS and COM where my D will attend</p>
<p>Yes, I think she will be just fine in CGS AND COM. I think it is mostly the “pre-med” course (Chemistry, etc.), and possibly some Engineering courses, where it may exist mainly. She will most likely have a lot of reading and writing in CGS (which she probably already knows); however, I have never heard anything about unfair grading or grade deflation at CGS (or COM.)
Congrats to your D and best of luck to her at BU!</p>