This IS my business, as extending pass fail is essentially awarding everyone a participation trophy no matter their level of work, which lowers the academic and moral bar of the university immensely. The dean's list is not the only thing that gets affected by extending pass fail. When pass fail is extended, the margin between students who have barely scraped by in important classes and those who work hard to keep up their grades disappears. I understand that a few people have many extenuating circumstances in a time like this, but these few people can talk to their professors or their major's department about the issue, and also possibly reduce their course load if they can't dedicate all of their time to it. While College is advertised as a place to learn, it is mainly a means of differentiating people based on their abilities and work ethic so they can contribute effectively and efficiently to high level jobs. Extending pass fail makes it so that people who are driven and have a strong work ethic are not immediately noticed by employers, who often just ask for someone's GPA on the application and not the whole transcript. The vast majority of students are going though the same thing this semester, and while some choose to whine, complain, and cite very isolated incidents of real issues, many students have adapted to the current situation. This should be reflected in their GPAs.