Do /- affect GPA?

Does plus/minus grading really affect GPA? Ugh, it’s such a loaded question, isn’t it? I’ve always kind of felt like plus/minus grading is this…cruel joke, you know? Like, studies supposedly show it only has this tiny impact on your actual GPA – and maybe that’s true, statistically speaking – but the stress it adds? Massive. Absolutely massive.

I remember getting a B- in this one class in college. It was a tough class, I worked so hard, and to see that minus? It felt like a punch to the gut. Seriously. Like, rationally, I knew it was just a fraction of a point. But emotionally? It was devastating. It just messes with your head, you know? Makes you second-guess everything. Like, “Oh, if only I’d done this or that differently…” Even though, realistically, it probably wouldn’t have changed much in the grand scheme of things. It’s all about perception, right? That little minus just looms so large, even if it’s barely making a dent in the overall GPA. So yeah, technically, maybe not a huge impact. But mentally? A whole different story. Don’t even get me started…