<p>First, you can get very good grades at BU if you work at them. You won't be able to show up and get a 3.5+ like at Brown but I know people who've had 4.0 terms and cumulative gpa's of about 3.9. First year grades tend to be harder to get.</p>
<p>Second, b2700, put this in context. What a kid from Yale gets on his or her LSAT is meaningless to you because you can get the same score. It's generally believed among undergrads where the top law schools are that there's a cap on undergrads from that school going to that law school. (I hope that was clear.) Some of that is self-congratulating bull, meaning the kids talk up how great they all are, but there is truth in the sense that geographical diversity actually matters. A kid from Arizona or from some small school in Ohio may have an advantage in a pool over a typical Yale graduate. </p>
<p>There is a ridiculous amount of concern about prestige in admissions to undergrad. It just doesn't matter much for the rest of your life. I've noted elsewhere that the only research on the subject says that if you are admitted to a high prestige school but go to a lower one then your earnings will be the same. This means it's the person not the school. Think about what that means because it has two different meanings - and I'm sorry for the intro to stats class. On a statistical level, prestige schools generally (but not always and not always in a statistically significant manner) have kids that test better. That is the aggregate. On the individual level, all that matters is you and your ability. If you do well, you are the only statistic that matters to you.</p>
<p>Just curious Lergnom, where did you go to school or what school are you at.</p>
<p>Walrus-</p>
<p>It is not difficult. It is you that is the major determinant of how well you do, not the school. I went to another 4yr for my Frosh/Soph year and did well. During this time I found ways to balance my time. Mainly with the social scene and school. If you can find a balance that works for you, no doubt you can do well. I have never been a weekday partier- so by devoting 5 days (maybe 4) to school and another 3 to rest and partying I was able to do well.</p>
<p>When I went to BU, my grades stayed at the same level as before. Yes the classes were tougher. The professors graded harder. The students were overall more insightful, intelligent and self motivated. But I think I had a "1 up" on them all because I had my experiences of transferring. I figured, If I transferred here I have already proven to myself I'm capable of anything.</p>
<p>Moral of the story- A's are not hard to come by. Some of the courses it will be difficult to get an A, but A-, B+ and B's are very common. I would say the stigma of Grade Deflation is true in the aspect that it is very challenging to get a 4.0 at BU, but I think it is pretty easy to get a 3.3 or above.</p>
<p>*These are my experiences in SMG and COM. Com has a joke of a grading system (no finals, easy laid back professors).</p>
<p>As I've made clear in other posts, I went to one of the big 3 schools and one of those law schools. I have children in college, including at BU. My reading of BU grading is that it's designed to reward the kids who do the work, particularly in lecture courses where exams will test the actual knowledge of the subject. Many kids at every school do not work all that hard.</p>
<p>Wow I did not know this. Did you go to BU and what law school did you go to?</p>
<p>AZ- I dont mean to jump on you here, but some people online like to maintain a certain amount of privacy.</p>