<p>I understand that Princeton deflates grades, and that many people dislike that part of Princeton, but my question is, why does it matter? People say it ruins your chances for grad school or employment... but Princeton is Princeton. A lot of people, especially the Adcom at Grad Schools, KNOW about the school's grading policy. I don't understand why it matters if you get slightly lower grades at the top university in the country, when the grading policy is what makes it lower. Is there something I'm missing? Everyone keeps saying that harder-grading schools make it harder to get in... but do they really?</p>
<p>Some graduate schools admissions officers are not familiar with the extent to which Princeton deflates grades. Applicants from Princeton to these schools are thereby harmed.</p>
<p>Assuming you’re applying to top grad schools, and not random ones in the sticks, wouldn’t Princeton be rather prominent? I’m pretty sure they’d know.</p>
<p>You’ll find much discussion in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/766289-all-true.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/princeton-university/766289-all-true.html</a></p>
<p>At Yale Law School this year </p>
<p>82 from Yale University
63 from Harvard University
26 Columbia University (26)
20 Brown University (20)</p>
<p>17 Princeton University (17)</p>
<p>13 University of Pennsylvania (13)</p>
<p>Princeton pre-law is bottom ivy ?</p>
<p>No one gives a crap about Princeton’s grade deflation policy for med school. A 3.65 from Yale is JUST as good as a 3.65 from Princeton for getting into professional schools. At one school, you’re right in the middle of the class, at the other, you’re top 20%.</p>
<p>Med school, business school, and law school are all pressured to accept a class with a high average GPA.</p>
<p>^ The above sentiment reflects my greatest reservation about making Princeton my number one choice for attendance.</p>