Why I Stopped Caring About My Grades
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2019
- For a lot of you guys, getting good grades in school has always been a priority. That was the case for me as well and I took pride in only getting A’s in school. However, that all changed when I stepped into college. For a while, I felt frustrated and didn’t know what to do. But, while getting good grades should be sought after, life’s much better when you don’t let grades affect you.
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Tried out a new audio setup, sounded fine on camera, definitely not in post...so sorry about the audio, I'll treat it as a lesson learned for the future!
Yea, the audio gets whack here and there but still loved the content!
@@swoardofthelegends Thanks, will definitely improve the audio in the future!
One of the life lessons is to learn how to recognize what's really important in particular moment in life. And you did it. Not only grades count. You're very intelligent, humble and kind person. I can see you now as very successful person in the future. So learn everything what you can and enjoy school life, friends and family. This is great content and thank you for sharing it with us. Good luck! 🙂
Thank you so much! That really meant a lot to me and I will do just that!
@@GeraldWang you are very welcome!
College is too hard to get As all the time. I think it's great to get As and Bs, sometimed Cs. People don't expect you to get straight As unless you are cheating, live under a rock or have help.
Nice insight!
Absolutely. Less than 1-2% of Harvard students graduate with a 4.0. It's incredibly difficult, even at less prestigious schools!
This is a significant underlying theme in my personal essay.
Holy...I just listened from 7:00 on and my personal essay is very similar to this message.
haha, hope your essay writing goes well!
This helped so much! Like due to covid and flight issue I missed practically 2 wks of classes and I've been so stressed. I planned to read deeply and put all my heart into my work but life took an unexpected turn now I'm just stressed I hope I'll be able to catch up.
Thank you so much! Wishing you the best!
Great message! I cannot agree more.
Thanks man!
Honestly your video reasonates with me so much! Thank you for your affirmining message at the hour I needed to study for my final exams. Your life story is so relatable and I've felt the same way about my academic career. That one line you talked about caring about your relationships, friends and family felt reassuring that I don't need to rely my self worth based on grades. Thank you so much for making my night.
Thanks so much for this great comment! Good luck on your exams!
Dang, I can really relate to this video cause I've always been self-motivated to get As too and I'm scared that when I inevitably "break the streak" at Rice I'm not going to take it well. It's cool to hear that you learned so much from this! Here's to hoping I don't screw up my lin al test tomorrow 😬
Thanks! And hopefully your test goes well!
Great message Gerald and keep up the good work!
Thank you!
Personally, I don’t think you need a perfect GPA to be smart. You’re already smart! And also, I wasn’t offended when you were talking about your Academic success. I love hearing about other people who have higher Academic Success than I. It helps me see the other side of the coin.
Haha, thank you for the nice comment!
@@GeraldWang You’re welcome!
Honestly I admire you and I hope if I ever get into rice to practice your advice !!
Thanks so much Nataly!
I'm registered for a Rice Preview on Monday, November 25! I'm panicking to get some volunteer hours done, but other than that I feel like I'm on track to have everything I need for a decent college app next Fall. Whether or not I get into Rice 2021, your content will always have been interesting and illuminating, thank you!
Thanks again kelvin! And good luck with your applications in the future!
yaaas keep it up!
thank you!!
i’m flying down the 21st for an interview!
Good luck!!!
Thank you! i’m staying overnight with a student as well. hopefully it goes well!
@@cassandramarshall8938 nice! hope you'll have a good time here!
damn this video is beautiful ;)
haha, thanks!
Also, if I’m doing an interview on campus. Is there anything in particular you recommend to look over?
Nothing to really look over per se. I'd try to be open and outgoing. From what I remember they asked me something along these lines (plus more that I can't really remember):
Why do you want to go to Rice?
What extracurriculars do you do?
Name times where you demonstrated leadership.
If you have unlimited resources, how will you change the world?
As long as you know what you're interested in and prepare to answer these questions you should be good!
Ok so I’m a freshman in highschool and I already don’t particularly care about grades, I care more so about learning in general, but how do I care more about grades bc I want to get into a good college. Any advice y’all?
When I was in hs, I'd say one of the biggest factors for me to care about grades was that most of my friends were really smart academically. It's hard to describe succinctly but it was kind of like a friendly competition that encouraged all of us to do our best in our classes. Now I wouldn't advise doing something like this or looking for people who are really smart academically, it just so happened that the friends I were with cared a lot about school. I can't say for sure what can help you care more about grades but other than seeing my peers do well, what motivated me was the personal pride I felt from doing well in classes. I tried setting personal challenges for me and seeing if I could reach them. Again, this is just my personal experience so take it with a grain of salt, but hope this helps!
Gerald do you play any games?
I play ssbu occasionally
I want to go to grad school😂
Ahh well in that case you should focus a bit more on grades 😂but you can totally still enjoy life while you're at it
first!
ayy gottem!
What about friends that put you down and compete with you there are friends you hate and like
I would hesitate to call people who put you down friends. On the competition note, however, there's an aspect of healthy and unhealthy competition. A lot of my friends were competitive in grades but it wasn't toxic or anything. They're competitiveness helped give me the drive to stay focused and work hard at learning. I would say that's healthy competition. But at the end of the day there will be people you hate and like and that's just something everyone needs to work with in their own ways.
Aye bro, how bout a collab. Lovett 2023
haha, if you have any ideas then just let me know!
subtitles at 2:18 tho 😅