Perspective
Sep. 23, 2010
Grading System Changes Lead to Confusion
Will Harvard Law School's new grading system help or hinder students in the job market? By Severin Randall of Harvard Law School.
In September 2008, the Harvard Law faculty voted to abandon traditional grades and change the school's grading policy to Honors, Pass, Low Pass, and Fail. Harvard has made further modifications to the new grading system in the 2010-2011 Academic Handbook - without any public announcement. As recently as fall 2009 Harvard Law had a recommended grading distribution of 37 percent Honors, 55 percent Pass, and 8 percent Low Pass/Fail. T...
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