<p>MOST universities use the curve system.
That’s why it’s so much harder to get good GPA in 4 year universities than in Community colleges; community colleges don’t use curves.</p>
<p>But really, curve system can be helpful too.
Let’s assume that in an extremely hard class, the highest grade was 85%. In community college, that would be a B, even if that student’s grade was the higehst in the class. However, in a school with curve system, that student would get an A.</p>