<p>so at this point I can only hope I'm not already notorious for my "are the folks here really that strange?" thread, and a couple of others........just to play it safe, I'll keep this short. does chicago deserve its reputation for its lack of grade inflation? is it really that much worse than it is at cornell or dartmouth? cornell is famous for being the "hardest ivy" and in another post, i read that its "grade deflation was worse than chigago's". i also read somewhere that in 1996, chicago's average gpa was a 3.26 (and rising), while dartmouth's was ~3.29. so is this for real or what?</p>
<p>Well, at least for the class I am auditing, the prof is pretty tough on the students. I was informed by him in class today that about 25% of the students taking the class for a grade received an 'A' on the latest quiz, while the other 75% received grades of 'B,' 'C,' and 'D,' all in equal percentages (25% each). The prof is super nice and a good teacher; it is just that he does not believe in grade inflation.</p>
<p>I suppose that the fact that I am working at the 'B' level is pretty good, now that I know this. And I work like crazy to receive this grade.</p>
<p>Maybe it is just this prof, though. I don't think all teachers here are as tough as this one. I hope that example didn't scare you too much.</p>