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<p>Med school’s largely a numbers game. More than one Princeton premed has complained about the impact of grade deflation on their med school chances.</p>
<p>I’ve heard of Princeton’s grade deflation. I even asked my student tour person during the college visit if it would hurt my chances for getting into medical school. He laughed and said “it’s not a set in stone thing. It’s a loose, general guideline-kinda thing, a grading goal to work towards. If you are a good student, you won’t even notice the difference that grade-deflation makes on your grade. It didn’t on mine.” </p>
<p>I feel as if Princeton students use the widely known fact of Princeton’s grade deflation as an excuse for their GPA being a 3.2 instead of a 4.0. I’m sure med schools realize a seemingly substandard 3.2 GPA at a grade-deflation, TOP school like Princeton is “worth” atleast a respectable 3.7 at a state school or a 3.5 at a grade-inflation, TOP school like Harvard. </p>
<p>Princeton students may complain, but the ones that don’t get weeded out have reserved their seat in med school having gone to Princeton. Their placement into med schools is like 90%+. I am a strong believer in the notion that a good student does well anywhere. I just hope that anywhere for me is somewhere I am challenged to the death, like Harvard or Princeton ;)</p>