text: Also, C average is a passing grade, for some people, passing is hard enough, so to make them go above the level of expectation, is a lot to ask. For people like me, it is not hard to get an A or B, but for people with a lot less time on their hands it can be very difficult. I used to play school volleyball, and I was having a lot of problems keeping my grades up, so I decided to quit, in order to keep my grades up.