| Topic Name: |
Grade Inflation |
| Message Name: |
to gb |
| Date Posted: |
01/21/2000 |
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Hey, I went to Berkeley undergrad and can relate to the difficult grading policies there. I'm doing graduate work at Stanford and can attest to the fact that grade inflation here is alive and rampant. It's a tough break, because college grads compete against one another for jobs and spots at top grad schools.
Unfortunately, a B at Cal is an A at Stanford. There are virtually no C's given out here either. Keep working hard. It'll pay off because frankly you're getting the better education. |
| Message: |
Hey gb,
Which department/school are you most
familiar with? I've been both an undergrad
and now a grad here, so I've seen both
sides of the coin.
I'd agree there's a hearty amount of
grade inflation around here, but it
really does vary by department -- rather
dramatically in a few cases. Of course,
it varies a lot by professor too.
Since the grad experience tends to be a
little more limited in scope, I was just
wondering what department(s) in particular
you were talking about.
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