Harvard limiting the number of A grades is a good thing — even if students are melting down over it
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It’s time for Harvard students to say goodbye to their straight-A’s. On Friday, a committee of faculty advised the school to adopt a 20% cap on A’s to beat back grade inflation — a stark reduction from the 66% of A’s that were awarded last school year. Students are predictably having a meltdown, with one claiming the move would mean “life wouldn’t be worth that much to live.” But the proposal would restore meaning and meritocracy to the grading system of the nation’s premier university. The 19-
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