<p>hi, this is definitely in the wrong section, but I didn't know where to put it. I also put it in the High School Pre-Med topics area too.</p>
<p>Is it harder to get a high GPA at an Ivy League school/Top rated school in comparison to schools such as Michigan/Texas/Baylor and other state/mid level schools?</p>
<p>I was just wondering if it would be beneficial to go to a lower ranked school to get a higher GPA. I'm not sure if they bell curve at Ivies and such schools, but wouldn't that kill you GPA, unless your super smart and ride the curve up.</p>
<p>I read that your undergrad institution doesn't matter for med school admissions as long as you went to a decent undergrad school, so I would think if GPA is easier at a mid-level school then that would work to a "med hopeful's" benefit.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>GPA’s are higher, on average, at most top non-technical schools. This may be due to grade inflation or the overall higher quality of students at top schools. It’s probably a combination of the two.</p>
<p>so it would be easier to get a higher GPA at an Ivy than, say at Baylor? And would you know how pre-med programs impact GPA? I heard that they are harder and lower one’s GPA…not sure though</p>
<p>Like, I understand that the smart students would boost the average GPA, but what if a smart student went to school like Baylor or Texas? Would their GPA be higher at one of those 2 schools than at an Ivy?</p>
<p>There is a paucity of responses because this is not the appropriate forum for your thread.</p>
<p>where should this go lol? I put it in High School Pre-Med topics too, but that doesn’t make sense either. I figured that more people would read it here, so I put it here.</p>
<p>try moving it to the college search and selection. or, if you have a particular ivy in mind, move it to that forum.</p>
<p>ok I moved it…but if anyone wants to post any responses related to my question you can do so on this thread too, i’ll be checking this one as well as the identical one in College Search/Selection </p>
<p>Thanks</p>