Top university abandons strict GPA system

顶级大学放弃严格的GPA制度

Round Table China

2025-08-27

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Peking University has ended GPA rankings for undergraduates. This is a bold move in a system where grades heavily influence scholarships, graduate school admissions, and sometimes even job opportunities. Will this shift the focus from chasing scores to pursuing knowledge, or will competition simply take a new form? On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • Peking University just scrapped GPA rankings for undergraduates,

  • a bold move in a country where GPA often decides scholarships,

  • grad school, and even affect future careers.

  • Could it help shift students' focus from chasing numbers to chasing knowledge?

  • Or will competition just find a new form?

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  • This summer, Peking University made headlines with a bold move in China's higher education.

  • Starting this fall,

  • undergraduates at the country's most prestigious university will no longer be ranked by GPA.

  • That's the grade point average that has long defined students standing among their peers.