<p>What is the average gpa of a graduating Ross student?</p>
<p>good question. I'd like to know that</p>
<p>I believe its somewhere around a 3.5--grade inflation! The B-school curves to a B+ (which is a 3.4, not a 3.3 like it is in LSA and every other college) and also counts an A+ as a 4.4, even if it's in a easy intro LSA course.</p>
<p>3.5 sounds about right.</p>
<p>With regards to grade inflation, the curve results in a B+ median, but that's because of competition and the fact that the subject matter in many classes makes curving to a B- just ridiculous. For example, curving a subjective 1.5 credit class like Business Communication (LHC 350) to a B- would result in full letter grades being determined by the smallest mistakes. Curving it to a B+ still results in a lot of annoyed students.</p>
<p>So yeah, the average GPA in the B-school is pretty high, but that's because competition is so high. There isn't anybody to lower the curve like in LS&A or Engineering.</p>
<p>The curve isnt stictly B+. It varies from B- to A-, depending on the type of course (200-level core, 300-level core, any elective)</p>
<p>Also, is a 3.4 curve really grade inflation? You have to realize that the median student entering ross has like a 3.5-3.6, but once in ross the median student is going to get a 3.4. Most students' gpa's fall when entering ross.</p>
<p>Finally, the way the curve works in ross, gpas are really clustered around the median, with a very large percent of students falling in the 3.3-3.7 range. It takes serious effort to get a 3.9, but it also takes some serious effort to get under a 3.0.</p>
<p>@umich2010 - For the grade inflation thing, I was responding to giants92 and his allegations. For some reason, he was able to post in the future so my post showed up ahead of his.</p>
<p>Also, I think the standard Ross curve is 40% A+, A, A-; 40% B+, B; 20% B- and below.</p>
<p>Here's the distribution from a recent B-school final exam so people know what its like:</p>
<p>Average 65.48
Standard Deviation 11.79
Median 67.50
Max 90.00
Min 30.00
95th A+ 82.50
80th A 75.00
60th A- 70.00
35th B+ 61.75
20th B 56.00</p>
<p>rtbenson, is that a Ross core class or elective? Isn't electives easier to get A's in? Also does that distribution mean that 80% of the class gets higher than a B/B+?</p>
<p>It's a core class.</p>
<p>200-level classes (ACC 271, 272) are curved to a B- median and 300-levels are curved to a B+. I thought electives were curved the same way, but I'm not sure now.</p>
<p>The distribution shows the cutoffs, so it means that 80% get a B, B+, A-, A, or A+. The remaining 20% get lower.</p>
<p>Lol, my ability to post in the future has disappeared.</p>
<p>Let me say this: the reason the B-school has such grade inflation is logical in that every b-school in the country has grade inflation and Ross just needs to keep up. The reason I dislike the grade inflation is that students in Ross have the potential to wind up with a higher GPA than students who major in Econ (because Econ does not have such grade inflation) even if the Econ student is smarter/works harder. And it's GPA that matters in the eyes of employers.</p>
<p>I don't think a 3.5 in Econ is much different from a 3.5 in Ross in terms of difficulty. If you're looking from an employer's perspective, GPA really only functions as a preliminary filter. As long as you have a GPA above a certain cutoff, you're fine in most cases. Its the extra-curricular activities and personality that make the difference for hiring.</p>