is it easier than a school that has a higher admission requirement?
2007-12-12 04:44:38 · 4 answers · asked by AnswerGirl 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Very often it is just the reverse. Very selective schools sometimes adopt the attitude that because they were so hard to get into the students must therefore be worthy of higher grades.
In addition, faculty at some of these schools fear to a certain extent that a bad over-all GPA will reflect poorly on their school.
This "grade inflation" is notorious at some of the Ivy League schools and similar institutions.
2007-12-12 04:52:02 · answer #1 · answered by moonspot318 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Often the most exclusive, elite schools give very good grades to those who do get in. They don't want to injure a student who would have been considered outstanding at a lesser school, but who is only average there, by giving him/her a C, which could keep that student from getting into graduate school or getting a job.
2007-12-12 04:48:49 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be, but if you thinking of using that high GPA to get into a competitive graduate program, then you need to know that the programs consider which college you attended. If you got As at a second rank school, that might not be as good as lower grades at a top school, for instance. However, that is just one of many factors.
2007-12-12 04:48:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anna P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
possibly, but it might not mean as much. So what, I had 2.59 GPA from a Big 10 university (botton 20% of my class) and now I make $100k/yr
2007-12-12 04:48:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋