Is grade inflation on the rise? How much does your G.P.A. matter in the long run? And when did M.I.T., of all places, become “the cool university”?
Does not compute.
I'm Angela Duckworth.
I'm Mike Mon, and you're listening to no stupid questions.
Today on the show, do we place too much emphasis on grades?
How much of college is trying to get a perfect GPA, and how much of it is actual learning?
Mike, there's a question from a listener named Ally that strikes close to the heart for me, and I'm going to read it to you.
Okay?
All right.
Dear NSQ, at the risk of sounding like a super grumpy adult, help me understand.
Why is academic grade inflation on the rise?
So I have to say that, as you know, my daughters, Amanda and Lucy are in college, and I am shocked at how many A's.
It's sort of like it's raining as.
You are their mother.
No, but you know what?
I'm saying this not just because of their own transcripts, which, by the way, are not entirely as.
But they'll ask me to review the resumes of their friends.
Cause, you know, they're all on the job market.
And, you know, the first one I get, and I'm like, holy smokes, this kid's gotten, like, practically all A's and a minuses.
But then I get the next one and the next one, and then I'm like, wait, is everybody getting A's and.
A, or are you guys just really good at picking your friends?