Wow...you guys sound quite a mix of musical, sporty and smart! Not entirely sure how the American GPA system works but from mentions in those American TV shows I've seen, I'm pretty sure those scores are considered pretty damn good! 

I've never dared venture above casual - though I'd love to try advanced, I always balk! - so I'm not entirely sure how to measure 'long' or 'short'. I normally just try to match the length of whoever I'm RPing with and this length seems quite comfortable. I fear I'd struggle to keep churning out posts that are several pages long on a daily basis, especially at this time of year...But I salute those who can!