[caesil]

Would be a very difficult transition for the first generation to live under the new normal where an A is now a C.

Would employers accept that and consider it fairly when judging against their grade-inflated predecessors? I doubt it.

[viraptor]

I've been through a change is grade range, others have too. Some countries moved from letters to numbers or to percentages to break with the previous system. It's not a difficult transition really - not compared to almost everything else happening at college level school.

And if the employers actually care about the grades, they'll learn about the change too. (But that's a minority)

[knallfrosch]

> Would be a very difficult transition for the first generation to live under the new normal where an A is now a C.

In 2019 Germany, tens of thousands of pupils protested against what they thought were hard math tests on the "Abitur" – the last exam in school before university. Bad grades there would worsen their chances to secure a spot on a prestigious university or a desireable subject of study against pupils who got good grades from the old regime. (Or, if the next exam was easier, even against the next age cohort!)

[HideousKojima]

None of my employers have ever cared about my college GPA, just the degree.

[thrill]

Mine have. I've not gotten selective jobs (that I really wanted) and they were blunt about that being the reason.

[MaxBarraclough]

Was about to post the same point. As an example, a notation change of this kind was done recently for England's GCSE qualifications.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GCSE#Grades_and_tiering