<p>Read in a post that Emroy has massive grade inflation...</p>
<p>is this true??</p>
<p>A lot of my professors have been very generous with grades when I've made the effort to see them in office hours, etc. I also know people who make Bs and Cs though. The lab sciences and some of the other departments have a lot of hard classes though. I dunno if that answers your question. </p>
<p>What I'm wondering is, why does it matter if there is grade inflation? As long as your learning, what's the significance? Thanks.</p>
<p>All I'm saying is that Emory is not hard. If you work moderately, then you WILL make good grades. However, if you are studying pre-med, then you HAVE to work like crazy to make good grades. Hope this was helpful.</p>
<p>Harvard has grade inflation, as does Yale, Stanford, the UCs to some degree, and most large research institutions (generally in Humanities departments). Do you think Emory, a great research institution, is any exception? The only exceptions are generally universities that have majors FOCUSED MAINLY on math, science, engineering or the likes such as MIT, GT, CalTech, etc.</p>
<p>Cornell has MASSIVe grade-deflation</p>
<p>my semester gpa: 3.95</p>
<p>personally, i dont think it matters whether there is an inflation or deflation, you still get the same education...</p>
<p>I didn't realize that Emory has grade inflation-- but I'm quite happy about it!</p>
<p>i second that.</p>
<p>some colleges top rated in the humanities don't have grade inflation.. ex) University of Chicago</p>
<p>A great way to get a sense of Emory's academics is to read I'M THE TEACHER, YOU'RE THE STUDENT: A SEMESTER IN THE UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM by Patrick Allitt. He is a popular and rigorous professor in the History Department at Emory. The book takes the reader through a semester of an intro history course. He talks about grading in the book. His grades are definitely not inflated. I think it came out in 04.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information on that book.</p>
<p>How exactly do you measure grade inflation? I'm just not really sure its that important, like a previous post said lots of institutions have it (Ivies, UCs) and it doesn't ruin their reputations in the least.</p>
<p>But are you really getting the same education at an institution with grade inflation (note that I have no knowledge of Emory in particular)? In theory, the harder you have to work, the more you should learn provided that the prof isn't handing out lots of busy work. At schools without grade inflation, you are required to work harder for the grades you get so, following this (admittedly oversimplified) logic, you will learn more. I by no means support grade deflation- I think there is a nice balance in which the students are getting a strong, high quality education (ie no grade inflation) and receiving grades that are an accurate representation of the hard work they put into the course (no grade deflation).</p>
<p>There has to be a balance - if you are working ridiculously hard to get a good grade, you probably won't learn that much. On the other hand, if you don't have to do any work, you probably won't learn either. I'm sure at all top schools there is a middle-ground between the two so that you learn a good amount.</p>
<p>emory has like 3.3 undergrad gpa average unlike im mistaken</p>
<p>Another interesting statistic would be the GPA cut off for Dean's List which represents the top 20% each semester. Does anyone know what the cut off was last year or last semester?</p>
<p>Im not sure. I made the Deans list with a 3.85 but I know people last year who didnt make it with a 3.8. I know Emory is inflated but it's not as bad as it sounds. Honestly, I dont know that many people with a 3.7 or higher.</p>
<p>In my opinion, it's about what courses you take. You can get through Emory in four years and take really difficult classes, or you can take really easy ones. I'm getting worse grades here than I thought I would...I would not say we have grade inflation. At all. It's hard but doable. Just avoid a few professors at all costs....</p>
<p>I have never experienced any grade inflation at emory. I got a 3.33 first semester and I was actually happy with that. Anything above 3.5 or 3.6 is a GREAT gpa here.</p>
<p>pandab50, it is impressive to get 3.85 gpa; which major/subjects did you take at Emory?</p>