Grade Inflation In Schools

vy League, by definition, is a group of long-established colleges and universities in the eastern US having high academic and social prestige. Schools of this much stature are except to hold and create the most intelligent. So, isn’t it ironic that a majority of students attending these “prestige” schools are culprits of grade inflation. Whether it is in movies like, “Legally Blonde” or “Gilmore Girls,” Ivy League schools are perceived to be better academically successful. Therefore, when the students do not fulfill that school’s potential or expectation it causes professors to make up for their loss. In an article written towards grade inflation, Professor Mansfield of Harvard University says, “If this is true or nearly true, it represents a failure on the part of this faculty and its leadership to maintain our academic standards.” It could be due to the lack of the student’s will or the faculty’s teaching ability, however neither of them are an excuse. The grade inflation is due to school’s determination to compete with not only other high standard schools but the media 's expectation of them.
It is fully understanding that Princeton created a “35% rule” to help minimize grade inflation by only allowing a certain portion to receive A’s, however, what if “36%” or “34%” deserves …show more content…
Most schools through the country are weighted out of a four point scale. In Norristown, our valedictorian will graduate roughly with a 4.8 grade point average, which is obscured. Norristown and many other schools tend to inflate grades to make themselves seem more academically successfully compared to other schools. Grade inflation, only masks the students abilities. It places students who aren 't affected by grade inflation lower than us, even if the same amount of work was done. The obvious, it makes it hard to compare a student to another. Hence, why colleges deflate your