<p>How bad is grade deflation at Princeton? This is targeted more towards the students who are already in Princeton and/or recent alumnii. </p>
<p>After all, I am going to Princeton for not just the experience, but also the chance to get a job. If I get a great experience, but I'm a homeless beggar at the end of it, I'm still a homeless beggar.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Discuss.</p>
<p>First, I guess I should say something about the extremes in your question: no, I really doubt that Princeton has ever had graduates how went on to become beggars - even with the absolute worst grades, if you survive here, I am sure you will be able to find a job.</p>
<p>Instead, I guess what you are really after is how much harder has it been to get the higher-level jobs with the grade deflation. Honestly, although it must have SOME sort of effect, I have heard that it really has not had that big of an affect. I am just a freshman, and I haven't even started to apply to internships yet, but from what I know, all of my senior friends who were interested in getting a job after college have already received and accepted job offers. Furthermore, there are career fairs throughout the fall (and perhaps also in the spring - I'll know when it comes), and a lot of very well-known companies still come to Princeton to recruit.</p>
<p>The motive for the grade deflation policy was most certainly not to make it harder for graduates to find a job; I am sure that the people who originally put the rule in place knew that it would have an affect for graduates looking for jobs, and I know the career office has put in a big effort to let companies know of the policy.</p>
<p>I'm sure other people could answer this question with a lot more insight than I could offer, but the bottom line is that, with my impressions, Princeton students have not had a much harder time finding jobs after graduating, if it has gotten harder at all, with the grade deflation policy in place.</p>