Getting a 10.0 for extra academic work doesn’t demonstrate a higher IQ or more innate talent than someone who ALREADY ACHIEVED PERFECTION with a 4.0.
To use your athlete metaphor... why would a pitcher who pitched a perfect game then run laps around the field? It’s make-work and demonstrates nothing.
A 10.0 simply masks deficiencies in other areas of life. Because that student obviously didn’t play the trombone or become an Eagle Scout.
There’s nothing laudable about it. It’s creepy.
But school grades aren't supposed to be for being a well-rounded person. That's not what they're measuring.
Grades are supposed to measure academic performance.
I'm perfectly willing to agree that this person's GPA performance is kind of weird.
But I assume you will agree that if 50,000 students achieve a 4.0, there still should be some possible way to rank them within that level.
Students who choose to sacrifice socialization and partying to achieve higher academic performance should not be penalized by extra points given to others who choose not to spend the time and effort on academics.