Harvard College released a report Monday warning that its grading system is “failing to perform the key functions of grading” and “damaging the academic culture of the College.” Harvard undergraduates reacted to the report with dignity and composure. Right?

The 25-page report, obtained by the Harvard Crimson and circulated among faculty and students, inspired nothing less than a complete emotional meltdown among certain undergraduates. 

The Crimson interviewed more than 20 students who “said the report missed the complexity of academic life at Harvard.” 

Read: ‘What about my feelings?’

“The whole entire day, I was crying,” undergraduate Sophie Chumburidze told the Crimson. “I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed because I felt like I try so hard in my classes, and my grades aren’t even the best.”

“The whole entire day, I was crying. I skipped classes on Monday, and I was just sobbing in bed.”

Sounds like this person specifically should be grateful for grade inflation because without it they’d fail out. https://t.co/3jUKHgxQdv

— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss) October 30, 2025

“It just felt soul-crushing,” Chumburidze added.

Skipping class is a sure-fire way to bring up those grades. Harvard might consider

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