Grade Inflation at Brown?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Can anyone comment on whether there is grade inflation at Brown? If so, how much? How do graduate schools assess a grade received at Brown versus a grade received from Harvard, Stanford or Duke when applying to med/law school?</p>

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<p>Sort of. If you think about it, the lowest GPA you can possibly get at Brown is a 2.0, because there are no D's and failing grades drop of the transcript. However, you really really have to work for the grades. </p>

<p>Stop worrying about Brown compared to Harvard, Stanford, and Duke. Seriously, it doesn't matter. 90some percent get into med school, and like 95percent(? forget exact number, but around there) get into one of their top 3 law school choices. I think 100% get a top 3 business school. </p>

<p>Unless your kid really really screws up, they are going to be fine for whatever they want to do.</p>

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<p>GHBrown, where did you get this b-school stat?</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/gettoknowus/factsandfigures.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Admission/gettoknowus/factsandfigures.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Just an FYI - Harvard and Stanford have some of the most notorious grade inflation in the country, and Duke isn't exactly known to be a tough grader either.</p>

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<p>Awesome! Is there a website that has a ranking of which schools are most successful for med school applicants?</p>

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<p>In the 2000-2001 school year at Brown, A and B grades constituted 44 percent and 25 percent, respectively, of received grades, while only 5 percent of grades received were C grades. Twenty-three percent of the grades were ‘Satisfactory,’ similar to ‘Pass’ in a ‘Pass/Fail’ system, and three percent were ‘No credit.’ </p>

<p>according to Dartmouth Review
<a href="http://www.dartreview.com/archives/2002/03/01/grade_inflation_at_the_other_ivies.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartreview.com/archives/2002/03/01/grade_inflation_at_the_other_ivies.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>In the 2000-2001 school year at Brown, A and B grades constituted 44 percent and 25 percent, respectively, of received grades, while only 5 percent of grades received were C grades. Twenty-three percent of the grades were ‘Satisfactory,’ similar to ‘Pass’ in a ‘Pass/Fail’ system, and three percent were ‘No credit.’ </p>

<p>according to Dartmouth Review
<a href="http://www.dartreview.com/archives/2002/03/01/grade_inflation_at_the_other_ivies.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dartreview.com/archives/2002/03/01/grade_inflation_at_the_other_ivies.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>It also depends on what types of classes you take. It is much easier to get an A in a humanities course than a science course.</p>