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	<title>Texas Ed Spectator &#187; Princeton</title>
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		<title>So it&#8217;s not about reputation or prestige afterall</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Princeton University, Grumbling About Grade Deflation &#8211; NYTimes.com “There are tons of really great schools with really smart kids applying for the same jobs,” said Jacob Loewenstein, a junior from Lawrence, N.Y., who is majoring in German. “People intuitively take a G.P.A. to be a representation of your academic ability and act accordingly. The [...]]]></description>
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<blockquote>“There are tons of really great schools with really smart kids applying for the same jobs,” said Jacob Loewenstein, a junior from Lawrence, N.Y., who is majoring in German. “People intuitively take a G.P.A. to be a representation of your academic ability and act accordingly. The assumption that a recruiter who is screening applications is going to treat a Princeton student differently based on a letter is naïve.”</p></blockquote>
<p>So why did you apply to Princeton as opposed to some lesser known state school with a reputation for easy A&#8217;s? How pathetic! Get real, you applied because of the name. If you applied because of the rigor of the program, you wouldn&#8217;t be whining now. Is this the result of the Princeton education? Maybe Princeton should reconsider their admission procedures if this is how their students react in the face of &#8220;adversity.&#8221;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
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