Grades correlate with learning ability, executive function, and communication skills.
Good grades aren't the goal. Good grades are an indicator other people can use to gauge your preparedness for a job or opportunity.
Good grades aren't the goal. Good grades are an indicator other people can use to gauge your preparedness for a job or opportunity.
(I think I'm basically paraphrasing another PG article here, but this opinion mostly comes from my own experience working with both people from higher education and early drop-outs)