Those who went to grade deflation schools - was it worth it?
Would like to hear from the MIT, UChicago, Caltech, Princetons of the world. Keeping up your GPA is a large part of IB recruiting, and these schools are well known for being some of the worst in grade deflation. This also comes from extremely hard classes - CS at MIT, Econ at UChicago, etc. which realistically isn't relevant at all if you go into finance. Did you guys grind all four years of college and regret it? Do you wish you had a more traditionally fun college experience like at Ross, or even gone to a different top 20 with less inflated grades (like Harvard)? Or was the learning worth it?
went to one of the aforementioned schools, working at (MS/GS) FT with a GPA between 3.5 and 3.6. if you’re otherwise smart, it doesn’t hold you back
Do you think your GPA may hurt you in terms of PE Recruiting/MBA admissions compared to if got a 3.8-3.9 at top schools with grade inflation like some of the Ivies?
junior at one of those schools w a 3.85 in econ - grade deflation isn't actually as big of a deal at my school as people make it out to be. it's definitely a grind but people know my school and respect its brand name, so they automatically assume things about my intelligence/work ethic which makes my life easier.
how did it help out in recruiting? what were your experiences like? refreshing to hear though
Went to one of those schools and at a mid-tier BB currently. No regrets.
How did it go for kids with average GPAs like a 3.3? Tough to be above average at top schools without lots of time in the library.
Honestly, didn't really know anyone with that low of GPA. Pretty much all my friends were overachievers and high performers in their respective majors so I don't really know.
Did EE at a top 3 eng program and had to grind all 4 years to finish with a ~3.75. It did not limit my options but I had to plan to take my business elective classes during sophomore year for recruiting (this shifting a ton of hard courses on me Junior/Senior year).
Did not regret it - will only open your options but you have to have a 3.5 to make most of the application cutoffs (which can be hard).
Grade deflation at Princeton is overblown in my experience. It’s not hard to maintain a high GPA if you went to a decent high school and had the work ethic and perfect grades/test scores to get in in the first place. Now if you’re majoring in math, physics, or a hard engineering major, that’s a different matter.
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