<p>It shouldn’t be inappropriate to ask, just like it shouldn’t be inappropriate to ask if someone is in debt. The problem is that everyone is assumed to have a good GPA and everyone is assumed not to be in debt, so it’s shameful for them to admit the truth. You probably aren’t going to find anyone who flat-out won’t tell you if you ask. I’m the kind of person who would ask “Is it okay if I ask your GPA?” But I know, even if they don’t really want to, probably anyone is going to oblige.</p>
<p>What I really want to do is just to **** it and ask them like it’s no big deal. This country is too obsessed with privacy anyway… Everyone is ashamed…</p>