<p>what i meant was that it can often be discouraging to not reach a certain measurement of achievement. for example, when i got my first B, i was really upset for a few weeks, even though looking back, it really wasnt a big deal. i was motivated to do better because i had certain goals that i wanted to achieve and bc i was motivated to do better.
i’m saying that i think the opportunities at stanford are enough to make us want to keep being good students even if we are in the bottom half of the class or whatever else.</p>