Why Colleges Made Grades Totally Worthless | The Deep
From The LOOPcast by CatholicVote
June 4, 2026 · 17 min
About this episode
Erika uncovers the bizarre history of American grades and the collapse of academic standards in elite universities.
80% of Harvard students get A’s – and are somehow more stressed out than ever. In this episode of The Deep, Erika uncovers the bizarre history of American grades, the collapse of academic standards, and why elite universities are quietly admitting the system no longer works. If everyone gets an A… does Harvard mean anything anymore? Watch The Deep on Zeale: https://zeale.co/podcasts/the-deep
People in this episode
Host: Erika
Topics covered
- academic standards
- grading system
- elite universities
- student stress
- American education
Keywords
- Harvard
- grades
- academic standards
- elite universities
- student stress
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Organizations: Harvard, CatholicVote, Zeale
Books & works: The Deep
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