<p>What is Wharton’s median gpa? Is there grade inflation, as is the case with most Ivys? How are the classes in their level of difficulty?</p>
<p>you mean deflation?</p>
<p>Apparently he thinks that Whartonites aren't working hard enough for all of those As..............right.</p>
<p>from what i've heard, there's a fair (perhaps unhealthy) amount of competition within the school</p>
<p>No competition is ever unhealthy :D</p>
<p>I wouldn't say unhealthy.</p>
<p>I actually don't see a whole lot of hardcore competition. I mean people will work hard but it's probably because they're used to doing so. It isn't really all that cutthroat.</p>
<p>Although this may sound naive, what kind of competition is in college, anyway? For example, right now in high school, I compete for valedictorian (personal dream/goal). In college, what could you guys be possibly competing for? I ask this, b/c I really have no semblance of college life.</p>
<p>internships, research opportunities, ranks, etc</p>
<p>I'd say personal GPA. I don't think a whole lot of people actively strive to be Val necessarily but since you compete against your classmates for grades (grade cutoffs are derived from how well people do on the tests, or harsh curves, etc), I think that may be where competition exists. I don't really know, though -- I don't really feel like I am competing with anyone. Sometimes if everyone does well then everyone gets a good grade. It's pretty flexible in my opinion so I really don't sense a lot of competition aside from personal goals.</p>
<p>as you start taking core classes like acct 101, grades are much less flexible...for example, last semester on the second midterm (worth 35% of final grade) the test was extremely easy and the mode (most common grade) was like a 68 out of 70. As a result, students in the low 60's (which is still an excellent grade) had a tougher time getting an A....this aside, i believe competition isn't very direct at wharton....in the sense that you don't point out specific kids u must beat in order to get an A....people view it more like a competition against the prof's curve....thats just my take on it from personal experience....and from what i understand of upper-level classes....competition is even tougher</p>
<p>I didn't think there was competition in upper-level classes. I don't even think the classes were curved because they were small (30 ppl or less). Plus we had so many group projects. Maybe for FNCE classes it gets worse...</p>