The thing about being smart in college

I am not smart. Well, maybe I am. I don’t know. I have been called an Einstein by countless non-nerds (Yo! Einstein, where them books at?). Mostly, that’s when they need me to do an assignment they need to do copy.

I have a good GPA and I can get good marks. That’s pretty much it. Yet, people think I am “smart”.

The thing is, there is nothing smart about being able to do an assignment. There is not even anything smart about getting an A in a grade in college.

The recipe for an A grade is fairly easy; just commit some time, have a solid belief in your ability to do it and hope to God that you have a good teacher.

The last one is really important, and my GPA owes to that one more than any other. Unfortunately, that isn’t really in your hands, most of the time. Meanwhile, the other two are pretty much about everything there is to being smart in college.

Time Commitment —Some are more gifted in their ability to commit less time and get more results, and I have God to thank for that. For some inexplicable reason, I have always managed to study considerably more in less time (although I do religiously waste the rest of the time I set aside for studying).

Solid belief — This one’s not on me. When, through some miracle of God, I found myself excelling in getting good grades in the very first semester, everybody decided on their own that I was “smart” (except myself). Most of them, they just stopped believing in there own ability to do assignments, to get full marks in a quiz or to even complete a project.

They relied on me as an example (a poor choice, I tell you). This created a false sense of pride, leading me to think that if anybody else can do it, so can I.

My belief isn’t really solid. It’s just a false sense of being better than the others, when I know I am not.

So here me out, don’t worry if you suck at college. Don’t sweat yourself if your GPA isn’t a match for that second cousin of yours that your mom can’t stop talking about. It’s not that hard, but even more so, it isn’t really worth it.

A good GPA won’t get you anywhere on its own. Nor would it contribute to your happiness. Learn my friend, learn.