In the vast majority of college classes that I've had, I've seen a pretty high correlation between the amount I've learned and the grades I've gotten. I've neve

In the vast majority of college classes that I've had, I've seen a pretty high correlation between the amount I've learned and the grades I've gotten. I've never felt like I did badly on a test even though I knew the material really well. And there are some silver linings to grade inflation. I've never shied away from a really tough class for fear of getting a really bad grade, because it's hard to get a really bad grade when you're making an effort. That doesn't mean it's fair when my GPA is compared to less inflated GPAs, but at least it means I won't graduate feeling like I skipped out on really cool classes for the sake of my GPA. Also, my perception is that grades appear to be inflated because the vast majority of people here are really smart, work really hard, and learn lots of stuff.