teacher here. this is actually really really smart if you take it in a different direction. what if colleges only paid attention to the first 80-85% of a grade students get. auto admission is given for students averaging over 80 in hs. a core group of colleges willing to accept this system of grading like the uc system would change students lives. there are a lot of kids who struggle in high school but do well in college because they figure out their vocation.