<p>Is there a problem with grade inflation at Georgetown?</p>
<p>im not a student there (yet!) but ive read that sfs professors are the toughest graders and barely inflate grades...i guess a current student could confirm that if its true</p>
<p>What about bio or chem?</p>
<p>Yea, the problem is that they go overboard in the other direction hah...</p>
<p>MSB has a reputation for having some inflated grades and athletes tend to get breaks, but otherwise it's really rather the opposite</p>
<p>I heard about grade deflation at Georgetown much more than inflation...particularly Econ courses which scares me.</p>
<p>Some of the departments, like econ, have rules that cap the % of students that can get an A or A- in any introductory class at 25%. And the profs will smile and tell you not to worry about it, because it won't be that high anyway.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've heard a lot about deflation as well. They're not easy graders over on the Hill, are they?</p>
<p>definitely no inflation in NHS or science courses........however there isn't any grade deflation either. You get the grade you get. This is true in the sciences as well. You aren't competing against each other, only yourself. Great philosophy, promotes group studying, etc.</p>
<p>some gtown students were describing a "bell curve" which is kinda like what dzleprechaun was talking about, where only 25% of the class gets an a, 50% gets a b, and 25% gets a c...do they really stick to that? because then arent you competiting with each other to stay in the top 25% of your class? im in sfs so i dont know if professors grade differently in different schools...can anyone clarify that?</p>
<p>gtown girl: yes, they do use the bell curve. it is also used in SFS classes (not that there actually are any SFS classes persay). I know in PST when they graded papers they had a quota of As they could give out. The GOVT and (I think) ECON departments have quotas for the intro classes (like IR, and principles).</p>
<p>However, I have heard contradictory things about the extent of deflation that actually occurs. I personally feel like it is pretty difficult to get a 4.0 (but I had never gone to a competitive school before this, so who knows)...however, one of my professors said that the average GPA of the Class of 2005 was in the 3.4-3.5 range. (That's average)...It is possible he could have been saying that to get us to work harder though...</p>