{"id":56,"date":"2024-02-04T01:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T01:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/?p=56"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:33:00","slug":"grades-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Grades matter ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Reality About Grades<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While grades aren\u2019t everything, the hard truth is they\u00a0<em>do<\/em>\u00a0matter, no matter where you are. Good grades open doors that might otherwise stay firmly shut, unless you\u2019re exceptionally well-connected or someone \u201copens the backdoor\u201d for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, my kid started looking for his first job after graduating. Almost every interview required him to submit all his academic records degree certificates, transcripts, cGPA, details of scholarships (type and amount) over and over again. Even during background checks by some stupiak company (which, by the way, cost USD $5,000 per candidate), all this academic documentation was scrutinized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cartoon-boy-grades-illustration-good-47527384-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cartoon-boy-grades-illustration-good-47527384-1.png 595w, https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cartoon-boy-grades-illustration-good-47527384-1-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 85vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Grades, GPAs they\u2019re more than just numbers. They\u2019re a mirror. They reflect a person\u2019s\u00a0<strong>aptitude<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>attitude<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>ability to adapt<\/strong>. When someone doesn\u2019t do well academically, chances are that at least one of these three areas is falling short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sacrifice is often necessary. Sometimes it means spending less time with friends or family. Other times, it means putting hobbies on hold. It\u2019s tough but discipline often requires choosing long-term rewards over short-term comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the end of the day, good grades are not just about intelligence. They show you have\u00a0<strong>discipline<\/strong>, and that you can\u00a0<strong>learn<\/strong> which is the basic requirement for competence in any job. How far you can go depends on\u00a0<s>what you know, who you know and<\/s>\u00a0who knows you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Reality About Grades While grades aren\u2019t everything, the hard truth is they\u00a0do\u00a0matter, no matter where you are. Good grades open doors that might otherwise stay firmly shut, unless you\u2019re exceptionally well-connected or someone \u201copens the backdoor\u201d for you. Recently, my kid started looking for his first job after graduating. Almost every interview required him &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/?p=56\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Grades matter ?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=56"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=56"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weblog.orbit9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}