<p>A 3.0 HS gpa is terrible? That’s a B average…</p>
<p>Anyway, to answer the question, not really.</p>
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<p>Uh… yeah? </p>
<p>The Ivies are notorious for grade inflation. </p>
<p>Just work hard. It won’t be a breeze like high school- you’ll actually have to work.</p>
<p>As people have said, employers and grad schools know where there is grade deflation and they’ll consider that. I know one of the school I’m considering is famous for grade deflation, but I’m not worried because it’s well known that the school is extremely rigorous and doesn’t hand out grades, so a lower GPA from there is not looked down upon too much (unless it’s really bad, I suppose. What I mean is you’ll get a little leeway)</p>
<p>Overall, I would say go to a top level school even if it has grade deflation. It’ll push you harder and make you a better person, regardless of the number they label you with.</p>
<p>^ If you end up at a top school and your GPA is below 3.6, the grade deflation will be inexcusable. Because when you’re applying to Graduate schools, they want kids with 3.6+ GPA from college. Think about it.</p>
<p>Correct me if I’m wrong on the other side, but I suppose State Universities are emminent for grade deflation too since they’re competing with the top kids regaurdless of how much prestige they hold. State Universities are not bad schools.</p>
<p>I’m worried, but I’m also anxious as hell.</p>
<p>Sorry, I’d take the 3.5 GPA PREMED guy from Emory over a 4.0 PREMED guy from a tier 2 or tier 3 state college. Getting a 3.5 in a top 20 college is really hard. Not nearly as hard at a state college.</p>
<p>In college I would be more concerned about learning the material over actual grades. Grades are important to some extent, but the overall purpose is to learn for future professional careers There’s definitely a correlation with having higher grades as a result of studying, so regardless studying at College is a <em>must</em>. ;)</p>
<p>Um, I canNOT get easy As at my high school. </p>
<p>…This post just shows that you’ve become accustomed to grade inflation from your high school. You’ll get used to college.</p>
<p>don’t worry and chillax. yes its something that bothers me…but what can i say…just work hard? and it also depends which college you’re going to.</p>
<p>^ I’m going to a State University, but someone just brought up the fact that Top Colleges with 3.5 GPA students is heavily looked at greater than a 3.85 or 4.0 ers from State colleges. So I’m guessing that my chances will not be any big of advantages when I apply to Graduate Schools.</p>
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<p>That may be what you would do but generally med-schools do not. They want the highest gpa more than they want a prestigious student. Check out the Student Doctor Network forums and see for yourself.</p>
<p>^ What about for business, law, engineering, pharmacy, architecture, dental, and etc…?</p>
<p>Cause either way when you apply to grad schools, they will know that 3.75 GPA is harder to obtain at a top college than a state college. The person with a 3.5 may have put in his 100% effort.</p>
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<p>Once again, not true in the least. </p>
<p>Ivies are known for rampant grade inflation.</p>
<p>Worried about paying for it, yes. About the academics… not really. I have no idea what to expect, so no use in worrying about it.</p>
<p>Cornell, Fordham, Villanova, MIT, NYU Stern, BU, Princeton, Michigan, and Colgate are known for grade deflations.</p>
<p>Harvard is grade inflated, which US news reported that it became an issue rather than a “no concern.”</p>
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<p>GPA and test scores >>> what college you went to</p>
<p>A cousin of mine went to Texas A&M undergrad (hardly a prestigious school) and was accepted to just about every T5 law school, and ended up going to one with a heavy scholarship because he graduated in the top 5-10 people in his class at A&M. There is no way in hell that some kid with a 3.75 at Harvard is going to get into law school (or business school, or med school) over a 4.0 kid at A&M, all other things equal.</p>
<p>Now, it’s possible that a 3.85 at Harvard would get in over a 3.90 at A&M, but even then I’m highly doubtful.</p>
<p>"A cousin of mine went to Texas A&M undergrad (hardly a prestigious school) and was accepted to just about every T5 law school, and ended up going to one with a heavy scholarship because he graduated in the top 5-10 people in his class at A&M. There is no way in hell that some kid with a 3.75 at Harvard is going to get into law school (or business school, or med school) over a 4.0 kid at A&M, all other things equal.</p>
<p>Now, it’s possible that a 3.85 at Harvard would get in over a 3.90 at A&M, but even then I’m highly doubtful."</p>
<p>Stuff gets weird when GPAs get super high like that. It’s a situation of who know how much potential that 4.0 at Texas A&M has, he maxed out what he could do there. They know more about the Harvard kid.</p>
<p>And at whatever university, a 4.0 is no joke.</p>
<p>HopefulEagle, you keep saying top college and state college as if they’re never the same thing. Michigan, one which is generally considered a top-20 school, and one which you noted in your [non-exhaustive] list of schools with grade deflation, is a state college.</p>
<p>Talk about 2 specific colleges, because you’re being far to general.</p>
<p>“GPA and test scores >>> what college you went to”</p>
<p>The college you went to is considered into the adcom’s eyes when you are applying to a top program. None of them are dumb to know that a 4.0 is easy to ride at SUNY than at a prestigious college. You still have to admit that a 3.5 at a top college means the student’s GPA would’ve been a lot higher at a State college. So that’s what bugs me and there’s a reason why it’s beneficial to transfer to a higher level school. I’d be glad to receive more feedback-thoughts on this idea.</p>
<p>“Stuff gets weird when GPAs get super high like that. It’s a situation of who know how much potential that 4.0 at Texas A&M has, he maxed out what he could do there. They know more about the Harvard kid.”</p>
<p>What if the Harvard kid maxed out with a 3.65 when he knew that a state university would have been slightly simple to receive a 3.8 instead? But I know a high GPA at a State University makes one feel good and it’s impressive, but certain schools like Michigan, Wake Forest, Villanova, and BU all practice grade deflations. (Harvard was reported to be known as grade inflated university, so it concerned the graduate schools a little.)</p>
<p>“Michigan, one which is generally considered a top-20 school, and one which you noted in your [non-exhaustive] list of schools with grade deflation, is a state college.”</p>
<p>The schools that I pre-listed out were the Ivies. I didn’t mention anything about a State University. My point was to debate a harder institution over a less prestigious institution.</p>
<p>But seriously, I would still like to know about this 3.5 at a top college vs a 3.85 or 4.0 at a SUNY, which the more challenging one seems to have an advantage of acceptance.</p>