Do you feel bad when you just "passed" and exam instead of getting an A?

It depends if you are a junior high student, high, or college student. The best thing is to have an A+ but it is more important to learn and having a good time reading instead of getting good grades. And you can’t have A+ in all classes. Focus on your favourite classes without forgetting to read for the other lessons too! Yo could take a look at this .

Oh hell yeah. I was so used to getting A’s all my school life that a B or a C was just incredible. Not that I really cared. The whole grade thing soon grew tawdry and boring.

I somehow realized one day early in life that the letter grades were nothing more than the gold and black stars I remember getting in kindergarten. Completely worthless.

It depends on the difficulty of the tests, and how high my expectation is. If the tests are hard and/or I have low expectation, then I’m satisfied that I passed. Otherwise, I wish I had done better so that I get much higher grades.

Nonetheless, I never really feel bad not to get an A. Just a feeling of “That’s fine, but it could be better”.

Well a B isn’t “just passing,” if by that you mean barely passing. A D is barely passing, and I’d be really disappointed with a D. I’d also be disappointed with a C, but I’ve gotten a few of those in the past. A B would make me feel good as long as I didn’t feel like I got an A prior to getting the grade back. But getting an A is always the best feeling. I got through three years at USC (the one in South Carolina) and only got one B, and that was my last semester (senioritis is a bitch). I was mildly disappointed to break my A streak, but a B is nothing to sneeze at. Now that college is behind me and I have my degree, I don’t care much about the grades I got.

YES. Oh, it has happened.
I don’t get disappointed with myself because I am confident about the hardwork that I have put in it.
If it has happened with you don’t get dishearted. It’s just what students have to go through sometimes.

I used to, but I don’t much anymore. My grades are good enough, and I’m sane and healthy, and that’s a great balance if you ask me.

No, I was a casual student and it caused some consternation with my college GF. She studied constantly, striving for a 4.0 (she came close). She would be in the library 3–4 hours a night studying, I would be there reading mags, SF books, roaming the stacks and maybe put in 30 minutes a night if I had a test coming up. If I could pass an exam with a B without any effort or an A with exertion, I always went with the B and went out to have a good time instead of studying.

I remember one “discussion” at the end of the semester, she had a high B and wanted an A in the course. If she aced the final she would get the points she needed. I asked what it would take to get a C to which she did the math and said a grade somewhere in the 40’s. So my question was why are you stressing over this? Even without a lick of study you can pass with a B and we can go out. I lost that discussion and she got her A.

I feel relived.

No. I’m sure I’d feel worse if I wasted my time studying like crazy for an A instead of doing stuff I wanted to.

@dxs Yeah, why waste your time studying for school when you can be out partying?~

There’s more to life than school…

Yes, but there’s nothing wrong with working hard to do well in school either. You’re not there for very long, and if you blow it, you’re screwed. Employers aren’t impressed by slackers.

I don’t think we were talking about “blowing it” though. The question was about beating yourself up for an A vs. accepting a B.

Meh, whatever. I never had to work all that hard for my As, so I’m probably not the best person to say anything about it. I’ve never pulled an all-nighter in my life. School was always pretty easy for me; I never really understood why some have such a huge problem getting through. I’m no genius, but I managed fine. I also wasn’t into frat parties and didn’t sleep through class because I was hungover, which may have had something to do with it.

@livelaughlove21 So far I have straight As too (if you don’t look at my writing grades) and I do so many other things than just school. I go to all my classes, but certainly want to do other things than just study.

@dxs That’s my point. I did things other than study. I had my life outside of school. But I never neglected to study for an upcoming exam because I was doing “something I wanted to do” instead. That’s like saying that I’d beat myself up if I “beat myself up” doing well at work instead of doing something I wanted to do. Yeah, I have a life outside of work, but my job is a priority as well. I have to do this before I do what I want to do. School is the same thing. I’m not sure who suggested spending all of their time studying…

Well, it’s convenient that you were able to strike that balance effortlessly, but for some, the good grades don’t come without extreme measures and there is often a decision to make, whether those efforts are worth it. For me, it turned out that they weren’t, since they affected my health negatively. To each their own.

@livelaughlove21 I don’t think anybody suggested that, I was just responding to your previous comment. Even when a test is coming up, I usually just take some time before the exam to review what I learned at the lectures. I don’t spend all night reviewing because I believe that I’m comfortable with the material. I’d say my grades prove I have good judgment of my abilities and I’m not irresponsible when it comes to studying, so consider that before you suggest how I should spend my time.

@dxs Uh, calm your tits, because I did no such thing. I don’t give a single shit what you do with your time.