What we really need to do is stop basing a person's capability based on their college record at all. I completely understand why students want grade inflation,

What we really need to do is stop basing a person's capability based on their college record at all. I completely understand why students want grade inflation, professors want it, and the universities want it. Too much is based on someone's GPA (and an extent their degree type). I've seen many places lump every applicant together regardless of where they went to college and say, "we only will hire someone with a 3.5 or above." That doesn't take into account, the difficulty of the college, the classes taken, or the personal circumstance of the individual. In instances like this, if you go to a harder college and have a lower gpa, you're at a disadvantage even if you are more qualified. That doesn't behoove anyone, and so grade inflation helps correct that. Now I'm not saying I'm in favor of it, you should get what you work for, but the world is rarely fair, so I at least understand why it occurs.