'The whole entire day, I was crying': Harvard plans to reel in grade inflation, and students melt down

Daily Caller News Foundation via World Net Daily ^ | October 31, 2025 | Jaryn Crouson

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Harvard students are distraught over the university's recent report calling on administrators to reel in grade inflation.

The Ivy League institution released a report on Monday that found more than 60% of grades awarded are now A's, up from about 40% a decade ago and just 25% twenty years back, leading the university to doubt the "integrity of our grading." Students are now panicking over Harvard's suggestion of limiting the number of A+ grades professors can award in order to crack down on grade inflation, according to The Harvard Crimson.

"The whole entire day, I was crying," Sophie Chumburidze, a freshman at Harvard, told the Crimson. "I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren't even the best."

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Do these little snowflakes ever expect to enter the real world?

[Dr. Sivana]

I went to U of Chicago. We did NOT participate in grade inflation as of the ‘80s. We were told that perspective employers would know the difference.

Some did, some didn’t. One thing’s for sure, the computer algorithms sure as hell did not know the difference.

[cgbg]

Article:

“I felt like I try so hard in my classes”

Who wants to deliver the bad news to her...nobody cares how hard she tried.

[Red Badger]

Yes, in politics......................

[Sicon]

You’re getting an “A”, and you’re getting an “A”, EVERYONE is getting an “A”!!!

Also, when everyone gets an “A”, no one gets an “A”.

[CodeToad]

Obviously the little snowflake wasn’t college material.

[LouAvul]

while others lamented the idea of giving up their extracurriculars in order to study harder.

Is this the Bee?

[shelterguy]

“”I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren’t even the best.””””

Perhaps a community college is a good option for her.

[MtnClimber]

The left has crapped in their own pants. They have no credibility among people who see what is happening. Elite university diplomas will soon mean worse than nothing.

[philman_36]

They're worried that studying is getting in the way of extra-curricular activities?

Extra-curricular activities don't get you a job.

[newfreep]

"The whole entire day, I was crying, I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren't even the best."

That could be straight out of The Bee...

[Allegra]

What??? No more participation trophies?

[chuckee]

Harvard may be hard to get into but with grade inflation over the last 30 intended to bolster their DEI admittees, it is even harder to flunk out of

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Snowflakes is right. Students used to cry over getting an "F". Now the snowflakes are crying because they didn't get an "A+". No sympathy.

[kawhill]

“I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren’t even the best.” Neither were mine sweetheart, so I just went to class and tried to improve.

[Varda]

I read that and looked up to see if it was the Bee!

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Grade curving can only go so far. If everyone gets an "A," then you HAVE to differentiate between "A+," "A-," and "A." There has to be some kind of gradient or the grade is meaningless.

My first test in my undergrad accounting systems class I got a 72. It was the highest test grade in the class, so I got the relative "A" after applying the curve. I've always felt like I didn't earn it. After all, you need at least a 75 to pass one part of the CPA exam.

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That could be straight out of The Bee...

Coming up, I'm sure.

[iamgalt]

They should just stamp “participant” on Harvard diplomas

[Nervous Tick]

>> Do these little snowflakes ever expect to enter the real world?

Of course they do! The real lucrative world of the activist NGO.