Grade inflation could be part of this. Look at canadian university admission averages. [1] What percentage of students had 95% or higher grade in high school?

Grade inflation could be part of this. Look at canadian university admission averages. [1] What percentage of students had 95% or higher grade in high school? Waterloo: 8.1% (2010) vs 38.0% (2020) Western: 4.8% (2010) vs 25.0% (2020) [1]: https://uwaterloo.ca/performance-indicators/students/entering-averages-compared https://uwaterloo.ca/performance-indicators/students/enterin... I got into Waterloo CS in 2012 with a 92% high school average. Pretty lucky.