[NDGAARONDI]

What could we use as a replacement for our current degree classifications? With much debate over the standards of university degrees why are so few people advocating a change to the GPA system? If you get 75% of the marks from a university degree which is harder than another one who studied a course of a much lower standard but got 80%, this one will not have the advantage, the 75% one will.

[Wise One]

A detailed transcript written by a personal tutor with whom you've had frequent contact, summarising your strengths, weaknesses, and overall performance. In words.

[blindpet]

It definitely has to be something qualitative rather than quantitative. I never see grades awarded for effort, hardships overcome, etc. I personally am unsatisfied with a category in the form of a letter or number. Too bad anything qualitative is too resource intensive and will never happen - you can blame economics for that =/.