<p>How exactly is the grading system at Cornell? Are grades standardized?</p>
<p>Most of the classes are curved. Sometimes the mean/median in a class is as high as an A+ sometimes as low as a B- (I haven't seen a class where the mean is curved to below a B-). Typically, one std. deviation ahead of the mean is one full grade higher but as I have learned in organic chemistry this year, that's not always the case.</p>
<p>Haha norcal-are you in 357?</p>
<p>I am also experiencing the pains of Orgo. The curve is different for each class, depends on the prof. be forewarned, prefrosh, that Cornell DOES NOT INFLATE. We earn our As, Bs, and even Cs, unlike Harvard.</p>
<p>I've heard that Cornell is the hardest school (of the Ivies) to graduate from due to the lack of grade inflation. In general, is this true?</p>
<p>Ive heard its very hard too, but i'd disagree towerpumkin cause there's lots of counselors and a high graduation rate, so they make sure you make it through.</p>
<p>From what my friends tell me, both Stanford and Cornell have a huge amount of competition....it's hard to get good scores, but if you can keep up with at least half of the students, you'll end up with at least a B+/A-....but the problem is keeping up with half the class, since there are way too many smart students in any given class.</p>
<p>Harvard has a deal where even the weakest students get and A, which is why you have grade inflation.</p>
<p>I was wondering in comparison to the other schools in the Ivy league. Of course Cornell is going to help everyone graduate; it would slip (even more) in all the rankings if it didn't.</p>
<p>Cutie-you bet. i'm hanging on to a B+ right now in that class (around 1 std. dev. ahead of the mean)</p>
<p>Everyone else: I would say that Cornell is tough only if you're premed/law or whatever. It's relatively easy to graduate by getting straight B's (heck, 55% on an orgo prelim will get you a B) but it's getting A's that's super difficult due to the way curves are structured.</p>
<p>Just screwed up another chemE exam. For you future Engineer students, take Nanotechnology for ENGRI, much easier......</p>
<p>Nanotech for ENGRI r u kidding me... that is one boring class! aiya...dun take it...btw aznxjesus...u sound familiar....chemE...hmm could this be sum1 i kno from townhouse A6 ??? lolz</p>