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...Princeton continues to trim the fat off of its slightly plump grade distribution, we hope Harvard is wise enough to avoid the same diet. Last Monday, Princeton Dean of the College Nancy W. Malkiel announced that the college was halfway toward its final goal of systematically reducing the number of A’s doled out by professors. The percentage of A-range grades issued by Princeton’s faculty fell from last year’s 46 percent to the current 40.9 percent, less than 6 percent shy of meeting the long-term goal of 35 percent...
With such an emphasis on cosmetic statistics, Princeton students are already complaining that these grading guidelines are morphing into virtual caps on the number of A’s given by professors. Though only “guidelines,” their ultimate effect is to create arbitrary distinctions between equally high-quality work. The only proof of any progress in grade deflation lies in the grades themselves. Princeton professors shouldn’t be told how to grade their students, nor should they be virtually required to make distinctions between talented students that don’t actually exist...
...third grade there was this kid named Cornelius who moved to a Connecticut private school from D.C. He had a sick scar on his face from a riding his bike off a wall. Girls were all like, “Wow, Cornelius, your five-subject binder is enormous, will you juice me?” and Cornelius had to put them on pause like, “I’m too young for sex. I’m gonna go play Sega, holler at me when your boobs sprout...
Strategies to control grade inflation varied among academic departments, according to a Princeton statement...
...Economics Department agreed on target A-range grade percentages depending on course type and difficulty. In contrast, the English Department allowed their faculty to make their own grading decisions while simply keeping the grading guidelines in mind...