Unlike @Defensor, I am currently studying at Yale and can say that while there are always “gut” classes available to lighten the typical course load of 5 or more classes plus extracurriculars taken by the typical student each semester, there is no “grade inflation” currently at Yale. Even for students who arrive having taken many AP, IB and even college classes, with weighted GPAs of 4.0 and above, the level of difficulty of Yale courses is unlike anything my classmates and I encountered in high school. The amount of work and commitment required to get an A in most courses is immense. And my friends and I have never felt unsafe anywhere on campus, the area surrounding the campus, or most parts of New Haven. Going to school here is a great privilege, and that is a view shared universally by my peers.