<p>Also grades do matter, but with learning experience before it. I know some schools have different ways of grading, so my comment was not aimed to make me look like a grade greedy but rather understanding the system of how grades are given. Sure, as you pointed out on the “Suicidal Schedule” thread, without good grades the future is not bright, and that is on everyone’s mind, if they are not competitive necessarily, but have a specific goal, which brings competition.</p>