That would be a situation for which I'd request a transcript - probably the only situation, because the second you're handed that degree I no longer care what y

That would be a situation for which I'd request a transcript - probably the only situation, because the second you're handed that degree I no longer care what your grades were. Where I'm from, if you're bombing out of classes you'll be excluded from university. Takes about two years if you're terrible and incapable of getting the message. But it's something I would like to know because it is a signal.