Is a B+ grading curve normal? My program has to curve to a 3.33 GPA and can only give out 25% A grades. I know that grades don’t matter but it seems like other schools have a higher distribution of A’s.

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Booth force curves to a B+. Hard to get As and virtually impossible to gets Ds or worse

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Your GPA is average, which is fine, for MBA

Get some solid experiences to be able to explain why you’re only average in your class when you interview for your next job!

Beyond your first job post-MBA, firms won’t care about the number at all

Most elite firms with premier positions may ask where you rank in your class…
Always better to be in top 10% but any decent MBA program will connect you with a job post-MBA so don’t sweat the grades too much

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Yeah it’s not my GPA. It’s the forced curve required by the program. I’ll be fine either way, but I thought the distribution of A grades seemed low compared to other programs

Are you referring to your MBA or undergrad?

If undergrad, grade inflation in the US is on another level if a B+ curve is suddenly low...

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