Too Much Pressure: University of Michigan to Hide Freshmen’s First-Semester Grades

According to a statement on their website, this will “help students start strong and curb the mental health crisis unfolding among college-aged individuals.” - J.P. Isbell

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – According to one of Michigan’s premier universities, a particularly stressful part of attending college is finding out how well you’re doing. 

So the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) is rolling out a pilot program that will prevent first-semester letter grades from appearing on freshmen’s external transcripts beginning in fall 2027...
Instead, transcripts will show either “Pass” or “No Credit.”...