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<p>Just a question-and I honestly don’t intend this to be rude in case it sounds like it-have you ever wondered that you, and not others, might be the problem?</p>
<p>Anyways, that girl’s goal is to get the highest marks possible. Your’s is to value learning for learning’s sake. Since your goals are so different, why do you even care what she does? Or are you envious of her for her being able to do what you cannot? </p>
<p>And if your goal is a top US school, you really shouldn’t see a distinction between the two-learning and attaining top grades. Rhodes Scholars, for instance, are frequently those who graduate with perfect GPAs.</p>