<p>I think tk said it really well. I’m pretty relaxed when it comes to my grades (I have a target GPA I want to be over, and I’m over it and have always been over it) but I have other friends who are much more interested in their grades. However, they realize how insensitive it is for them to complain that they got an A- and not an A. It would be like a student complaining about getting water on their bag, and pointing out that their bag costs $500.</p>
<p>So it’s not like it’s not okay to think about grades or care about grades, it’s that it’s important for students to be sensitive to the fact that they are spending time with people who have different GPAs and different attitudes. Some of my best friends really, really care about grades, but they care about a lot of other things too-- that’s what makes them awesome people.</p>
<p>And I do know of a 4.0 student who graduated a few years ago. She never told me directly, but I heard from her best friend’s friend’s, friend. She’s doing really well. :-)</p>