While flunking out of college is common, some institutions have lax grading policies that make it remarkably difficult for students to fail.
Whether its college, law school, or business school, we found 13 schools that make it nearly impossible for their students to fail.
Most of these institutions are elite private schools with extremely selective admissions. Some argue that the students who gain entry to these schools are highly qualified, and therefore they perform higher than the average university student regardless of their grades.
These schools also have lenient grading policies and high grade inflation. Some have abolished the letter grade system altogether, while others allow students to choose which grades show on their transcript.
Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
Yale Law School is widely regarded as the top law school in the U.S.
The school doesn't have regular grades, just Honors, Pass, Low Pass, and Fail. Almost no one fails, so basically the worst you can do is get a low pass.
Not only does Yale Law have a different grading structure, but it has a unique culture as well.
We were recently shut down by students when we tried to compile a list of "the most impressive students at Yale Law School."
Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA
Harvard Law School also does not use traditional letter grades.
Instead it grades students through Honors, Pass, Low Pass, or Fail.
The school used to have a policy where 8% of students in each class were required to receive a Low Pass, but at the end of 2009, that policy was abandoned. However, professors are still allowed to give a Low Pass to students who they believe deserve it.
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown University Law Center adjusted its grading policy in 2009.
Prior to the change, 10% of law students received an A, 15% received an A-, 15% received a B-, and 5% received a C+ or below.
Now, 12% get an A, 19% get an A-, and only 5-10% get a B- or below.
It puts failure that much further out of reach.
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