<p>I'd be horrified to be in a class with neurotic Duke students with a 4.33 max.
Yeah it may 'suck' to not get anything bumped up for an A+, but if you get one (a lot of professors don't give them - plain and simple) it's still on your transcript -- and that's what grad programs will see, some employers will ask for it, etc. It won't go unnoticed in the grand scheme of things.</p>