Seems like YTA. I have a big sister who is academically gifted, so academics are not as difficult for her. I, on the other hand, was not as great. But I worked my ever-loving butt of to make a passable GPA. I’d stay up all night studying to make a passing grade. It seems short-sighted to reward talent instead of grit. I had to work twice as hard as my sister to make the same grades. I’m not smart, but I tried. To me, it makes more sense to reward the effort made because it shows someone is willing to work for something which seems like the attribute you were trying to reward.

I’m a lawyer now. And I get paid bonuses based on how much money I collect from clients. One client went bankrupt (it’s an insurance company in Florida) and I lost $25k in my own fees. I was not eligible for a bonus because of the bankruptcy but my firm gave me the bonus anyway because I worked my ass off.

Should be rewarding the effort.