<p>I'm attending Georgetown's McDonough Business school and all grades are curved and capped at a number of A's. </p>
<p>I know that UPenn & NYU does that same, do you know of any other schools with this practice? Are most graduate schools and employers aware?</p>
<p>Technically, my department at my school does it, but the professors implement it however they please. Most totally disregard it so whatever grade you earned is the grade you get. Some curve based on the trends at the end of the course (ie. the top “Cluster” will get an A, and so forth). Some will only give 1 A for a class of 8-10 people. I’ve even had one professor who gave someone a 95% an A- because everyone fell within the 90% or higher range. In theory, it’s supposed to limit grade inflation, but who knows.</p>
<p>Many employers and grad programs are aware of grade inflation, but unfortunately not as much as they should be. Just something you have to live with. There’s a school of thought that high school seniors might be best served choosing programs with the most inflated grades, but most are not nearly jaded enough at that age.</p>