i'm a grad student, who is very overwhelmed right now (i should be doing one of my 4 assignments right now!!!). i'm taking 2 classes, work per-diem (for the convenience and extra $$, but usually put in a ft week). i have a very high maintenance 4 yr old, who has no real concept of what 'college' is. i love school, but i just can't put 150% into my schoolwork. i feel like my colleagues (who also have these other commitments) are much more dedicated than i am. they all seemed to be satisfied with nothing less than an a. they nit-pick every tenth of a point!! i'm not an a student (i do get some a's, just not in all my classes). i don't see myself failing, but when you work in groups, it's hard to express that "i can't put in as much time as you can". i'm really not a slacker, but everyone's situation is different.
so the question i ask, is does everyone always shoot for an a? isn't a b or b+ okay? and when it's a hard class (or life gets in the way), isn't just passing enough?
