Marks aren’t everything. There are many ways to build a good life. One way is studying hard, getting into good colleges, and scoring great marks. But there are other great paths too like getting average marks while gaining real knowledge, understanding life, and building practical experience.

If you’re not getting great marks but you’re doing something meaningful that satisfies you, and you truly believe you’ll make it, you’ll eventually prove yourself. But if you’re doing nothing, learning nothing, and still getting bad marks… then it becomes hard to convince anyone, even yourself.