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Originally Posted by cdn2wheeler  I'd be interested in deconstructing why "top of the class" and winning awards matters first. |
A lot of doors open to you when you're "top of the class". If you're interested in working for a company, some companies only hire top of the class students, or those with a GPA above a certain threshold. Certain Graduate schools only allow those above a certain GPA to work toward a Masters.
Also - aiming for "top of the class" was my best way to counter the fear of failing my classes.
If you're not interested in working for a company, then naturally, "top of class" doesn't matter for those reasons.
But there's another reason too - it's the principle of doing your best for the sake of doing your best. Like aiming to live your best life ever, you aim to do what you engage the best you can. Thus, you aim to do your best in school for the sake of doing the best.
And I found it's a helluva lot of fun aiming to be the top in the class.