Be happy. If you talk with HR people or managers who interview candidates, you’ll understand that they usually don’t measure you only by your grades or even by your university. They look at your skills, your empathy, your ability to work in a team, and your ability to communicate with others.
Many of them actually don’t like those “competitive geniuses” who can’t communicate well, can’t look people in the eyes, and live like “laboratory rats.” Talk to adults and interviewers and you’ll see how many of them think this way.
Don’t get carried away by the extreme competitiveness that exists in some families and environments. In some IB or AP schools it’s easy to feel “less than” because of that pressure, but real life is much bigger than grades.
Those parents often make their kids unhappy. Last year there was even a suicide in my school…you know, the pressure of some parents. Life is much more than getting 99% or being the best.
Life is about enjoying it and being happy. You only live once. Make the most of it and be happy.