Is GPA All That?

I’ve recently been relieved of a small dilemma that I’ve been facing for a while, that of the central importance of a student’s GPA in Grad School Applications. The program that I’m pursuing only focuses on the GPA of the eight philosophy courses that make a major, leaving the student to pursue interests in other fields and not have to worry about the outcome. This has been a load off my mind as I already meet the entry requirements now no matter how poorly I do in the remainder of my Undergraduate education. The question that I have, however, is does focusing on maintaining your GPA limit your originality and scope of presentation?