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I can't speak for Harvard in particular, but back in the '30s, grade inflation hadn't yet taken hold, so it was quite normal for there to be many students with
by ojiikun 14y ago
I can't speak for Harvard in particular, but back in the '30s, grade inflation hadn't yet taken hold, so it was quite normal for there to be many students with Cs, rather than 90% As like today.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/the-history-of-college-grade-inflation/ http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/14/the-history-of-...
- abalone 14y agoThat doesn't explain his middle-of-the-pack class ranking. Even at a prestigious boarding school that's not exactly "Harvard material". (Well, I guess it is...) Clearly he got in because of family connections.
- jmduke 14y agoStraight C's at Andover/Exeter are more impressive to a dean of admissions than a 4.0 at a public school. (Not saying that one is more difficult than another, as I honestly have no clue.)