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how much does your school count? |
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Think before you write. |
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10/25/2002 |
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Don't assume that top undergrad schools are tougher graders. For example, Harvard is notorious for grade inflation and students at Brown have the option not to be graded at all in many classes.
Otoh, I do think you can make an argument that there should probably be a bigger adjustment for people with difficult majors. In general, it takes much more effort to get good grades in engineering and the hard sciences than in humanities and social sciences. Of course there are always exceptions... |
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It's absolutely ridiculous to think that all undergraduate experiences are the same. Top schools, almost without fail, provide an extremely challenging learning experience and the grades students receive reflect that. Personally, I know that I worked much harder than friends who went to other schools and got good grades. I'm not saying that lower-ranked schools are inferior, I'm just saying that I know of several (that supposedly have good reputations) that had much lower expectations than my school.
I went to Brown, Minman, and I busted my butt. Yes, some of my grades were pass/fail. For example, writing courses and study-abroad courses require pass/fail grading. Do you want to know what the LSAC did with them? They dropped them all and figured a GPA for me anyway. This means every B I received in college (yes, Brown does give grades other than A's) is weighted more than students applying from any other schools. Your argument that Brown is easy because of their pass/fail option just doesn't fly, because it actually lowered my GPA.
I'm sorry you couldn't get into Harvard or Brown and that you have such disdain for people who studied humanitites or social sciences, but I think it's time to get over it.
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