Discussion: AskReddit: Straight A students, where are you now in life?

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2016-09-10T10:32:07-06:00

All,

On /r/AskReddit, /u/Kattaklysm asked a great question "Straight A students, where are you now in life?" The responses vary, some are funny, but others are pretty insightful. WARNING: These are quotations from Reddit, so take them for what they are.

"sitting in graduate school class. all i know is how to study. it never ends."

"Working in IT for a Straight C boss"

"I did exactly what I was told my whole life. I've never really taken anything seriously and have done just enough to get by just slightly higher than average.

Got plenty of time for daydreaming and reddit now even at the office."

"I was a straight-A student in high school, graduated in the top 3% of my class, and went to college on a full ride. Then I went to college and discovered my love for doing anything and everything except going to class. I live a very happy life, but I'm not in school and don't have an awesome job or anything. No degree, minimal money in the bank, but still happy. Just not where everyone expected me to be in life, and probably a bit of a disappointment to my parents."

"My wife was a straight A student, and she ended up married to me, so clearly you can start off strong and still end up a failure by association."

"graduated top of my class in high school. I'm in college now at a school that's ranked top 20 globally. I'm definitely not a straight a student anymore; I'm getting absolutely rekt. Plus I have a father who's obsessed with my grades so when I do poorly I feel bad then get a phone call from my dad telling me I'm s**t.

so yeah life isn't good."

One really struck me as being especially insightful and honest.

"I was a straight A student all through high school (which is probably where I peaked to be quite honest) - I graduated valedictorian, student council president, with extra curriculars up the wazoo.

My good grades got me into a great college, where we were all told at orientation "Get used to being average". Ive never been average, so I brushed it off, thinking it didnt really apply to me.

Sure enough, despite all my hard work and non-stop studying, I was a B- student. That struggle really took an emotional toll on me and was the first of many times I felt stupid or felt that I didnt deserve to be where I was.

I ended up transferring after sophomore year because of the financial burden plus how out of place I felt in that environment. Am currently a senior preparing to graduate in May with a B+ average. After that, going back to school to get my MBA in Human Resources to begin a career I feel Id be well-fitted in.

Getting all A's in my opinion isnt nearly as important as society tells us it is. In fact, getting A's is what f****d me in the long run because I didnt have any prior experience not being the best and I could have been better prepared for that let down. Your health and your happiness are what's important - no one should ever tell themselves that they're worth less because they're not a 4.0 student - not all of us can be, and I've just realized myself that that's okay."

Feel free to post your own thoughts, or comments by others in the thread you found interesting.

Best,

Mr. Weston