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Originally Posted by TylerSVT
No worries, im not a 2.0 student, i just cant stand some peoples mentalities that they must get a 4.0GPA like it has implications in the work force. Learning and being able to put forth that knowledge is important, but so are social skills and personality. Lots of times the people who gun for the 4.0GPA have 0 social skills and probably won't end up going far.
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I understand that to a point - sometimes those guys with the really high GPA's are super nerds and difficult to get along with in a social setting. In my case I have always been bored and disinterested in my classes. I'd skip classes, put forth little to no effort, and do the bare minimum to get by. It was nice, I got B's and had a lot of free time.
Getting B's, social skills, and 'personality' as you put it have always been things that have never been a challenge for me; I'm reasonably intelligent, very personable, and gregarious. What was challenging was finding something that I was interested enough in to put forth a somewhat serious effort and discover what I am capable of. Once I found that, the work wasn't difficult. I didn't stress about getting a 4.0; in fact I didn't think about it much, if at all, until last weekend when I realized it was in play. Even better, my social life didn't slip at all. If anything I was more social this semester than I ever have been.
I know a 4.0 means nothing once I'm out of school and looking for a job, but for me it wasn't about setting out to get that 4.0. It was more about finding something that I really enjoyed doing, challenging myself to do it well, and it just so happened these good grades are a fortunate byproduct of that.