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At least part of what you contend is true.
However, if you plan to play the academic game (grad school -- including "The Professions"), or stay in education (teaching at most any level), grades are still very important.
I also suspect that there is at least some relationship to grades and how high and fast an employee climbs in any given company -- although there will be major exceptions to that rule.
In terms of Harvard (and others like it), I would expect overall better results from those students due to the higher standards in selection. Wouldn't you?
There is the famous "Catch 22" when you are young of not being able to find work without experience -- and not gaining experience until you've been employed. My own feeling, as a former hiring manager, is that a ballance of decent grades and experience gained while a student mark a well ballanced applicant for entry level work.
Finally, while outstanding grades may only be the tie-breaker in whether you get a job or not -- bad grades will almost certainly hurt you.
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
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