<p>and yes grade inflation is out there…and severe in some places. I know some notorious suspects but wont go there on this thread. I also know some colleges are notorious grade DEFLATORS…where getting an A is near impossible, particularly for freshmen, and getting a B is a significant achievement.</p>
<p>By the original posters message I inferred rigor to mean just the level of work and so forth. Maybe he meant the intensity of the student body, the grades, the average SAT scores or something like that. I dont know. Its almost irrelevant as to why he thinks Bard is not rigorous enough for him. The point is he wants to transfer, so its best to go visit a few schools and find a place where he feels sufficiently challenged and happier.</p>