<p>Pretty much self explanatory. </p>
<p>Is it A,B,C,D,F or A+,A,A-....(and so on)</p>
<p>Grade inflation or deflation?</p>
<p>A+, A, A-, . . .</p>
<p>Judging from D's first year thus far, I'm not sensing much grade inflation. She seems to be working just as hard, if not harder, than she did in HS.</p>
<p>Can anyone else comment on grade inflation? I'm curious as well.</p>
<p>2002: "With almost 19 out of every 20 letter grades an A or a B in some form, the average Pomona GPA has risen to a 10.3 on a 12 point scale, or in letter terms, between a B+ and an A- average."</p>
<p>Check it out: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.tsl.pomona.edu/archives/02/1018/news/02.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.tsl.pomona.edu/archives/02/1018/news/02.html</a>
<a href="http://www.gradeinflation.com%5B/url%5D">www.gradeinflation.com</a></p>
<p>Thanks, great info libertine.</p>
<p>So is this kind of grade-inflation bad or good for students?</p>
<p>(I'm thinking it doesn't hurt, since Pomona's rated a top feeder school to good graduate programs, but there might be some negative consequences...)</p>
<p>Just something to keep in mind, even though Pomona grades on a A+, A, A-... scale, and A and A+ are the same GPAwise, a 12.</p>
<p>There is some grade inflation, but not so much that you can get by without putting in a lot of work if you want good grades. (With minimal effort you could probably still make passable grades, but you won't get an A in a hard class without some effort.)</p>
<p>Here's another, similar thread...</p>