Just had dinner with S in his sophomore yr at a rigorous college.(Parents weekend) I asked him how this semester compares to freshmen yr. He said it’s much harder. More credits and each credit is more difficult. Very challenging.He’ll do well but he would struggle if he didn’t have the discipline which he learned at a tough high school (actually tough middle school too) . Their common theme was 'No excuses". Grade inflation would have hurt him. He was a top student, but he earned it. That’s definitely helping in college.