Why I regret getting straight A's in college

If you have to study 100 hrs a week and you're not going to MIT, you're doing something really wrong. And unless its a technical field, no one's going to care what your GPA is. There just isn't enough demand for English lit majors to need GPA as a differentiator.

To have the dedication to study 100 hours a week voluntarily for anything, really shows you picked the wrong major. With that sort of dedication you could excel at anything, even something you're not naturally gifted at.

Regarding her points:

  1.  No one has ever asked about my GPA.

If college is your terminal degree and you know you will never apply for a higher degree, that might make sense.

  2.  I didn't sleep.

One would hope that not getting straight A's wouldn't induce sleep, but instead would free up time to do more fun/cool/enlightening things. You'd still be sleep deprived.

  3.  I've forgotten 95% of it. 

Not sure that college is designed to impart information.

  4.  I didn't have time for people. 
  5.  Work experience is more valuable. 

These two seem reasonable.