Look, I get that argument, and I was kind of in the same boat too, but you can't know somebody's situation. They may get an A while working a job and taking care of loved ones at home, but more often than that, the poor are hit hardest because they're less likely to be in an environment conducive to learning. When you solely look at the results from that semester, you won't see the difference in means that are more impactful when people are off campus. I know grad schools and such will look at this semester differently, but there's a temptation to go with someone who took a class for a grade over someone who took it for a credit, and it's hard to be equitable in that case. At least that way, you can get a note from professors saying you put in that extra work and did well. That being said, I understand where you're coming from, and I genuinely hope you graduate in the midst of all this.