My school has a super-nice professor who gives numerous 4.0s to students in QM

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The discussion centers on concerns regarding the impact of a large undergraduate enrollment in physics and astrophysics on graduate admissions. There is uncertainty about whether graduate admissions committees will recognize the significance of high grades in courses like quantum mechanics, especially if many applicants come from the same institution. It is suggested that graduate committees may not prioritize grades as heavily as applicants assume, indicating that other factors in the application may hold more weight.
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And it has one of the largest physics+astrophysics undergraduate enrollments in the nation.

Will graduate admissions committees know about this? Especially if they have many applicants from my school? Will this devalue a high grade in that QM course?
 
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Simfish said:
Will graduate admissions committees know about this?

Probably

Especially if they have many applicants from my school? Will this devalue a high grade in that QM course?

I think people on this list assume that graduate committees care more about grades than they actually do.
 

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