Emory Grading System

[hkard]

What's the grading system at Emory? I know it's currently letter grades, but I read that they're switching/have switched to Pass/Fail.

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[DoctorDreamer]

What's the grading system at Emory? I know it's currently letter grades, but I read that they're switching/have switched to Pass/Fail.

They voted in December, and both the 1st and 2nd years are now P/F.

 

[Tutmos]

Isn't that going to make a GPA from Emory a joke? If you don't have to fight through the early weeder classes how can you claim to have a legit GPA?

 

[JA Prufrock]

Isn't that going to make a GPA from Emory a joke? If you don't have to fight through the early weeder classes how can you claim to have a legit GPA?

I think they're talking about the med school

 

[DoctorDreamer]

I, at least, and I *think* the OP was talking about med school grading, which is quite often pass/fail.

 

[Tutmos]

That would make a little more sense : )

 

[GAMD]

Does anybody know what they put on the Dean's letters for residency programs (rank/quartile/adjective)? Also, are grades kept from 1st and 2nd years to compute rank?

 

[melisedalien]

They voted in December, and both the 1st and 2nd years are now P/F.

Hey do you know if it is a true PF system? or is there honors, high honors etc. Thanks!

 

[b-real]

Another thing you would want to know is if grades are kept internally for class ranking purposes. If there is a class rank, what's the point of having a P/F system?

 

[90minIPA]

Current Emory M1 here, and we're true P/F for the pre-clinical years. No hidden ranking or H/HP/P, just straight-up Pass or Fail. The only thing residency program directors see form your first two years is "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory."

Also, here's a tip for you: If you want to know if a school is TRULY pass/fail, find out if they offer merit scholarships after M1 year. If they do, they're keeping a class rank and aren't true pass fail. A number of schools claim to be P/F, but then offer merit scholarships to the top ~15% of the class. Call me cynical, but I'm betting they use that class rank in the Dean's letter as well. I ran into a couple of these on the interview trail last year, Emory isn't one of them.

 

[Desp]

Another thing you would want to know is if grades are kept internally for class ranking purposes. If there is a class rank, what's the point of having a P/F system?

To encourage cooperation rather than competition. That's the thinking at least.

 

[b-real]

To encourage cooperation rather than competition. That's the thinking at least.

Right, but if you're getting ranked, it's not true pass/fail, because your performance still matters. And seriously, there is just as much "collaboration, not competition" at schools with traditional letter grades.