Related? https://hbr.org/2010/06/column-you-are-what-you-measure https://hbr.org/2010/06/column-you-are-what-you-measure My anecdotal experience is that "top"

Related? https://hbr.org/2010/06/column-you-are-what-you-measure https://hbr.org/2010/06/column-you-are-what-you-measure My anecdotal experience is that "top" students seemed to be the ones obsessed with GPA, often instead of with learning broadly and deeply. I would not be surprised if "top" schools were like that, too. I did a state school, so I wouldn't know first hand.