Hooray, academic expectations! 🤢

I graduated senior high without honors because I slacked offf and missed the cutoff by one point in one subject. So I thought, "Hey that's okay, I'll just do better in college" and with that I internalized the goal to becoming a cum laude (or even better) in bs architecture.
But then, my parents one day jokingly remarked "It would be nice if you graduated with honors."
I know by their tone that they were just kidding but I also knew they were half serious and meant it.

So now instead of wanting to work hard and get that sweet sweet award because I wanted to out of my own will and volition and nobody forced me but this is something I WANTED, now it's like I HAVE TO now.
Which sucks when it comes to motivation because now I have to carry the weight of their expectations yet again.

Stillwaiting · M

Try for it .. but do it for you, for your future. Strive for it for what the achievement can do in helping open more doors in your job search. Just remember .. the world will not end if you fall short.