[HN Gopher] Harvard says it's been giving too many A grades to s...
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       Harvard says it's been giving too many A grades to students
        
       Author : jnord
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2025-10-28 22:20 UTC (41 minutes ago)
        
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       | sema4hacker wrote:
       | For any college, as long as you meet your diploma requirements
       | and graduate, will anyone subsequently really care what your
       | grades were?
        
         | techblueberry wrote:
         | Yeah, on the one hand, independence of all institutions and
         | especially ivy-leagues is of the utmost important. But like,
         | I've always done better in the workplace than in the school
         | environment.
         | 
         | Does anyone think that a degree from Harvard says more about
         | what you know than who you know? I suppose for certain careers,
         | particularly perhaps research or writing/ideas/think tanks, a
         | 4.0 GPA plus increasing distinctions / PHD work etc. is
         | important.
         | 
         | But for just like working in business?
        
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