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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by mc32 on Saturday November 29, 2025 @11:54PM (#46093875)
What they crank out today suffers from grade inflation. No longer is 'C' the average grade. Kids and parents who pay over 100k for their diploma all demand above average grades. It's not as bad as presenting a diploma from a Caribbean diploma mill, but they're not what they used to be.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by collinmcnulty on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:05AM (#46093945)
Agreed completely on this. I almost wonder if it’d be more palatable to add a grade above A, like a Japanese style “S”.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by drnick1 on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:46AM (#46094187)
That already exists, it's called an A+.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by Mountain_Skies on Sunday November 30, 2025 @12:51AM (#46094215)
American high schools are already doing a form of this, with certain classes earning more than a 4.0 score in GPA calculations. 5.0 is quite common now, with 6.0 and even 7.0 scores on individual classes being possible.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by trashface on Sunday November 30, 2025 @01:50PM (#46099264)
Many games already have an S-tier in class/stats/builds, whatever the criteria is. Would be funny if higher ed ripped that off. Life mimicking art and all that.
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