<p>Why do the U of C students think that those who “obsess over grades” are juvenile and crass? What do they care what other people value? It seems a little juvenile on their part to pass judgment on someone who holds gpa in high esteem: after all gpa is one of the defining factors in determining graduate admissions. Moreover, I would hope that U of C was not one of those easy schools where anybody could get a high gpa but people don’t because they think they are too mature for that kind of thing. A high gpa should be a biproduct of the learning that many U of C students hold dear to their principles.</p>