The hosts discuss the decision made by influential schools in China to replace GPA with letter grades, exploring the reasons behind this change and its potential impact on students' lives, including the competitive environment and a case study of Picking University's School of Life Sciences.
College students need to accrue enough credits to quality for graduation. And if they want to prove they are among the more competitive stock, they need to work hard for a higher GPA score, or rather, a higher ranking among their peers in general. Some schools have now noticed the fierce competition among the most ambitious students and are seeking to make student’s lives a little easier by cancelling the practice of GPA. Will this really make a difference? / Motivational Monday (19:50)! On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates