Grades don’t measure tenacity, courage, leadership, guts or whatever you want to call it. Teachers or any other persons in a position of authority should never tell anybody they will not succeed because they did not get all A’s in school.
Thomas J. Stanley
Yes, that’s straight A for my Masters in Computer Science Program.
This Thursday, I wanted to write about Gpa 4.0. Not so much about the grades though.
Not at all to brag about how great I am.
For the record — I am not!
Looking back.
To me Gpa 4.0 is a story,
of so many sleepless nights,
of so many sacrifices,
of so many nerve-alarming exam preparation days,
of so many ‘on-repeat’ Joker track I’d listen to compose myself before every exams,
of so many nerve-wrecking exam hours,
of so many results published days too.
To me Gpa 4.0 is a story,
of so many spell-binding Professors,
of so many kind colleagues who I have learned from; and more importantly of so my pals who supported me and helped me in the heartfelt and most selfless way possible,
To me Gpa 4.0 is a story of
of so many little victories,
of crazy losses too,
of my fears,
of all those relieved days,
of tears too (hmm.. did i cry at any point? .. Sure, I did)
Had I not sealed my Masters program with Gpa 4.0, would the narrative of my story have changed?
No.
Does the grade tell anything about me?
No.
Gpa 4.0 is not about the grade for real.
Gpa 4.0 is all about this beautiful, bitter-sweet experiences I was fortunate to have lived.
Namaste.