Just seen someone on the news really upset about working really hard and only getting a D. It's a bell curve. Get used to it! A D in this years results still makes you smarter than your parents on average, and smarter than their parents. People are getting three IQ points more intelligent each decade so don't get disheartened by it.
We have to keep moving the goal posts to keep us getting smarter. The problem is that society tells everyone they can get an A if they work hard and it's simply not true. For the really smart people to get an A that means anything people like me have to get a D. And I did. That's just maths. Was I bummed? Yeah, but I adjusted my expectation and really focused on what I was good at and enjoyed. Am
I a world class pianist or software engineer? Nope! Am I ok with that? Yep (mostly) but I still work hard at both and am pretty damn happy where I've ended up with both.
Conversely I DID get an A at GCSE English but I can't write for shit, which I really wish I could do. That's just how it goes.
I hope all you results chasers get what you want, but more than that I hope that whatever happens you can look back in 10 or 20 years on the road you are setting out on and be happy where you ended up.
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