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  • Hey, I have to be honest.

  • My grades at school were not very good.

  • In fact, they were so bad that I was always stressed, anxious and worried.

  • I lost sleep.

  • I didn't enjoy college for four years trying to get higher grades because I was taught that bad grades mean you will not have good job.

  • This'd is what I believed as a student.

  • But I waas despite by mediocre grades, I was able to get a really good job making a good salary and a really good life without relying on the grades.

  • Now I don't even remember my grades that I don't think anyone care.

  • Do grades matter?

  • Yes, they're important for many professions in schools, but they should not be the defining number.

  • Often entire students like That's one minute see tomorrow.

Hey, I have to be honest.

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The Student Trap

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/07/02
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entire

US /ɛnˈtaɪr/

UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/

  • adjective
  • Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
  • (Botany) Having a smooth edge, without teeth or divisions.
  • Undivided; not shared or distributed.
  • Whole; complete; with nothing left out.
matter

US /ˈmætɚ/

UK /'mætə(r)/

  • verb
  • To be of great importance; to count
  • noun
  • Material all things are made of that fills space
  • Problem or reason for concern
anxious

US /ˈæŋkʃəs/

UK /ˈæŋkʃəs/

  • adjective
  • Afraid of what may happen; worried and nervous
  • Wanting something badly
stress

US / strɛs/

UK /stres/

  • noun
  • Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
  • Pressure on something or someone
  • A state of mental tension, worry due to problems
  • verb
  • To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
  • To put pressure on something or someone
  • To say your opinion strongly
  • To be in a state of mental tension due to problems
define

US /dɪˈfaɪn/

UK /dɪ'faɪn/

  • verb
  • To clearly show or describe the characteristics of something.
  • To explain the meaning of words
  • To state or explain the exact meaning of a word, idea, etc.
  • To mark out the boundary or limits of
  • To set or mark the limits of something
  • other
  • To describe something clearly and exactly.
  • To determine or set the limits or nature of something.
  • To determine or decide the nature or limits of.
  • To state the exact meaning of something.
  • To state the exact meaning of something.
  • To state the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.).
  • To mark out the boundary or limits of something.
  • To mark out or clearly show the outline or boundary of.
  • To describe or specify something distinctly.
mediocre

US /ˌmidiˈokɚ/

UK /ˌmi:diˈəʊkə(r)/

  • adjective
  • Average; not outstanding; not very good
  • Not outstanding; ordinary.
  • Of only moderate quality; not very good.
honest

US /ˈɑnɪst/

UK /ˈɒnɪst/

  • adjective
  • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
rely

US /rɪˈlaɪ/

UK /rɪ'laɪ/

  • verb
  • Depend on with full trust or confidence
  • other
  • To depend on someone or something.
  • To trust or have confidence in someone.
important

US /ɪmˈpɔrtnt/

UK /ɪmˈpɔ:tnt/

  • adjective
  • Having power or authority
  • Valuable or essential to retain.
  • Necessary or crucial.
  • Having serious consequences; momentous.
  • Having a big effect on (person, the future)
  • Of great consequence; serious.
  • Having high rank or status; influential.
  • Of great significance or value; likely to have a profound effect on success, survival, or well-being.
  • noun
  • A matter of great significance.
  • other
  • A matter of great significance.
fact

US /fækt/

UK /fækt/

  • noun
  • Something that is known or proved to be true

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