College GPA

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<p>I'm going to Grinnell College, which doesn't have the best name recognition but regardless, is a top ranked liberal arts college. However, alums and current students have told me that GPA is very hard to keep high. My friend said a 3.5 is pretty good. I think that ranks around the low end of med school, but I'm not sure about others. I mean, a 3.2 at MIT and Harvard sounds pretty understandable... but from Grinnell? </p>

<p>I've been told that test scores on MCATs, LSATs, and GMATs are higher, though. But I just wonder if grad schools will even know about the rigor of Grinnell's program or if they are just biased towards bigger names like U of Chicago and Vanderbilt in considering GPA deflation. Can anybody give any input on how top ranked, semi-obscure LACs are known in professional and grad school circles?</p>

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<p>Everyone, in the realm of academia, knows what Grinnell is. Grinnell is one of the schools with the highest percentage yield of students that go onto graduate school, so I am guessing that grad school admissions people are familiar with Grinnell and its course load.</p>

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<p>Academics are familiar with Grinnell’s quality, demanding education. Don’t fret about it.</p>