I can’t remember a time when my parents didn’t care about my grades. I always had to get As—there was no other option.
Oh and even when I got a perfect score on a test, they would say:
“Where’s the 101%?”
Now that is what you call a toxic mindset. Unfortunately, society very much encourages this mindset where grades are valued over learning. It longer matters if you understand the material because everyone just cares about the letter on your transcript.
I remember when I started university, I would have frequent meltdowns because an A seemed nearly impossible. I even got a 62% on my first mathematics exam; this one tore me apart.
But when you really think about it, our education makes up very little of our lives. For instance, let’s say you attended elementary school, and high school and completed a 4-year university program. That is roughly 16 years. People typically live significantly longer than that.
Do you really think you’ll remember your bad grade when you’re in your 40s? Probably not. If anything, you might remember your final course grade but even then, you take so many courses so that is doubtful too.
I think you should look at these bad grades as an opportunity to do better: you have tons of room for improvement. Hold your head high and choose to keep pushing. Honestly, just give it your all because that’s all you can do. Even if that doesn’t work out as well as you hoped, it is all good. Why? Because a bad grade isn’t the end of the world.
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