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Article: Are grades inflated at Georgetown?
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- University Wire
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- February 27, 2001
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Jason Aquino
University Wire
02-27-2001
(The Hoya) (U-WIRE) WASHINGTON -- Students at Georgetown University may not be learning as much as their grades indicate. According to a report on academic standards issued by philosophy department chair Wayne Davis in 1997, grades are on the rise at Georgetown, and statistics show Georgetown's grade distribution is dramatically higher than the average distribution at even the most selective institutions. "[Georgetown's] current grade distributions are high by nearly every available comparison," Davis said.
But some students, like Britania Boey (MSB '02), said they do not believe the existence of high grades is an indicator of grade inflation.
"Just ...