<p>I would hardly consider general ease of high grades a sign that a high school is garbage. If that ease is because the classes are pathetically easy (relatively fair grades), then yes, there’s a problem, but if it’s just grade inflation, the quality of the classes demonstrating the problem is a lot more important.</p>
<h2>Then again, he COULD just be ■■■■■■■■. But that never happens here on CC, does it?</h2>
<p>Just for the record, though, if you’re in 5 APs, 3 Sports, 2 Theatrical Productions, 2 Clubs (I assume this would be dedicated membership with some work involved, not the run-of-the-mill ‘join and get pizza at meetings’ situation), and play multiple instruments, and aren’t getting at least a 3.0, you’re probably doing a tad too much (indeed, Captain Obvious IS in town right now). If you’re doing the rest on top of that, there’s something very wrong with either you or the psychopath who thinks that a teenager should be doing that much if they can’t maintain at least a 3.0 with relative ease (and hell, even then, unless they’re managing it and still getting at least 6-7 hours of sleep every night).</p>
<p>That situation might change a bit if you’re at boarding school and thus have a much more direct focus on ALL of it (if nothing else, you might see less wasted time), but it’s still completely absurd.</p>