Originally posted by: Mark
Trump went to Wharton for two years. He did his first two years at Fordham. Wharton grades on a B curve. Meaning the lowest grades in the class are generally a B- with most grades being in the regular B range. At schools like that, it is all about class rank. That's why when Trump lies about his college experience he always says he ranked first in his class rather than what his GPA was.
At a school that grades on the B curve, If you go to class, do your work, and take your exams as long as it looks like you made an honest effort generally you will get no worse than a B. Think of it as a participation award for rich white kids. It is often referred to as a gentleman's B for those who don't want to work hard. Hey, Donnie are you going to study hard for the exam? No, I am just going to take the gentleman's B. I went to IU for a graduate program and I was under the B curve the entire time. Several of my professors complained the pressure was so great not to fail anyone they had to give out passing grades even when they came across someone's exam where it was clear they had no grasp of the material. If there were a hundred folks in a particular class, they might be able to get away with giving a few B-s to the very worst performers. My sister encountered the same B curve when she got her MSW.
As I explained in my last post, it was his businesses that filed bankruptcy. And I brought it up because you made a point of saying what a great businessman he was. It was his bad business decisions that lead to his businesses having to file bankruptcy.
More on Wharton's B curve.
I have a friend who is a freshman in Wharton this year. She said that EVERYTHING is bell curved to B average. That means the professor is free to place a curve that decreases everyone's GPA, like my friend received 96 in economics and ended up getting A- in class because of the bell curve. (Econ was Non-Wharton class) She does study a lot but it also seems like she's having a lot of fun and she's pretty activity in several clubs.
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As you can see from the discussion, the B curve can bring a high performing student's GPA down as they have to cover all of those low performers getting the participation awards.
Mark did not attend IU's Kelly School MBA program, I trust.
