The pros of an Egalitarian grading system are: Takes the pressure off students as the most obvious effect of a letter grading system is that it takes the pressure of microscopic score comparisons between students. Since letter grading tends to group students into bands, the difference between a 90 and 92 isn't fussed over. More easily achievable, since the letter grading system consists of bands, the push a student may need to form to manoeuvre from a high B to a smooth A is more easily surmountable. it's a matter of achieving a couple of marks to vary your letter grade, in these cases