Grades have nothing to do with intelligence.. I know valedvictorians who are a lot dumber then some people who get 2.0's... school is nothing more then a contest of motivation and being the best, grades don't reflect intelligence. We just live in such a money-hungry materialistic society everyone is determined to go to college and make tons of money because that's what they need to be happy. I'm not saying school is a bad thing, I love going to school and learning new things, all I'm saying is that a lot of things are backwards. I got like a 2.3 average in high school, does that mean I'm dumb? First try on the ACT I got a 31, does that mean I'm smart?