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Another "got my ass kicked for a B+" here. And I'm thankful for it. I didn't become a doctor or a lawyer or a .com zillionare but I did learn to bust my ass and do my best. There's a practical benefit too, with scholarships that I earned from being an A student in HS and kept by making As in college, I was able to dramatically reduce the cost of going. My student loan bill was "only" 10k when I graduated but could have been 4x or 5x that. I've known several people who either couldn't get a scholarship or lost it, and ended up with a 50k loan tab by the time they were done. Can you imagine having that debt staring you down while you're looking for your first real job? Scary.
So yeah, whether you agree with it or not, grades matter.
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