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<p>I’ve always thought Wharton was extremely competitive and had serious grade deflation. But according to this study, it looks like there’s some inflation when it comes to finance majors(which i think is the majority of wharton students). I found it really surprising that the average gpa for a finance major was even higher than the english majors’ grades. Can any penn students confirm this?</p>
<p>You can't just look at a school's average GPA and immediately conclude that a high average is the result of grade inflation.</p>
<p>When you're looking at Wharton, you're looking at the most motivated, intelligent, and hardworking students in the country. Also, take into account the fact that English is a far more subjective subject than say, math or finance. A great math student will always ace tests, while no English student that I know can consistently get 95%+ on papers.</p>
<p>Your point beginning with Also is far more solid than your first.</p>
<p>Although I am not sure that grade inflation occurs, it has been a majorly addressed issues in the ivy league schools. Thats why Princeton took such reactionary measures to enact their new grading policy which limits the amount of A's "distributed" to a given class.</p>
<p>princeton's new policy is one of the most idiotic policies ever. ever.</p>
<p>I agree that its really quite ridiculous. There's no need to punish students who do the work and deserve the A. But, I don't think there's any excuse to inflate grades.</p>
<p>It's not inflation just because many people get As. That's what happens when you select the top few of students that apply.</p>
<p>or... it might be that you give them really easy grades so that they can have easy grad school placement</p>
<p>I think it's a product of both, but jose's factor weighs greater. If you took the calc students in a random class at Penn (or princeton or ...) and gave them the same tests found in a calc class offered at the Southern University of Northern Podunk State College at Pilmont High School and graded them on the SUNPSCPH curve or rubric, you'd find that the penn (or princeton or...) students would, most likely, all get As.</p>
<p>I agree that Princeton's policy is ridiculous.</p>
<p>Why not just try making the courses/papers/tests more difficult? These teachers are among the most brilliant minds in the country, and after all, they are teaching the kids. Why not stump them?</p>