<p>I know that there is grade deflation at Princeton, but is there still grade inflation at Harvard? Yale? </p>
<p>What other schools have grade inflation/deflation?</p>
<p>another myth propagated by those who are unable to get in</p>
<p>those who do not get in will frequently try to degrade harvard in any way they can</p>
<p>so there isn't grade inflation at harvard?</p>
<p>it is not a myth when it was actually reported that 50% of the grades Harvard awards are A or A-.</p>
<p>i read that in a newspaper article too, but that was in 2001... so is there anyone that can tell if there still is grade inflation there?</p>
<p>Thay have enacted some measures to counter inflation. Curves are used in some classes now, and generally classes are tough to get an A in. Apparently getting a B is still pretty easy, though. Just look at how much Harvard students study!</p>
<p>rd31 ....how does that equate to grade inflation</p>
<p>all top students .... would you expect anything less</p>
<p>I agree. While you'd expect there to be at least some students who get less-than-perfect grades, this is (arguably) the best University in the nation, if not the world. I would expect students there to be able to pull out top grades. In contrast, you could easily accuse lesser Universities of grade inflation; how can they have students who have ~1200 SAT scores and get straight As while students at Ivies with perfect SAT scores get lower grades?</p>
<p>Its not easy to get all A's or A-'s. I believe there have been very few students - maybe 2 in the last 20 years who graduated with a 4.0. B's aren't too hard however if you're a Harvard caliber student.</p>
<p>Harvard accepts the BEST students from around the WORLD....</p>
<p>why is it such a SURPRISE that 50% of students get A's?!!?!?!?....That actually seems quite low when you put it into perspective.</p>
<p>But i guess that's just my weird philosophy on the issue...okay, time for bed.</p>
<p>Yeah, with the obvious caliber of students at Harvard, it's no surprise to me.</p>
<p>It's only a surprise that 50% of the students get A/A-s because this means that there's less means of distinguishing between adequately good and truly outstanding students. That's what makes grade inflation bad after all.</p>
<p>But you can bet that pulling an A in a Harvard course will be pretty tough, unless you're a Harvard caliber student. Chances are your mediocre SAT student who pulls a 3.9 at a mediocre school will be lucky to make it out with a B in many Harvard classes.</p>
<p>College grades are given to compare the levels of achievement of students within a college, not amongst colleges. When you start comparing across colleges, that's when the trouble begins.</p>
<p>"maybe 2 in the last 20 years who graduated with a 4.0."</p>
<p>This is correct -- a brother and a sister. It is very, very hard to consistently pull A's.</p>