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Christianah Oparinde Study @ Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
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In Career and Jobs • 1 min read • Feb 04, 2025 08:19a.m.
When creativity thrives but grades don't.
<p>Some people chase top grades like a badge of honor, a proof of excellence stamped in numbers and letters. The perfect transcript, the high GPA, the validation that says, yes, you belong here.</p><p>But what happens when talent doesn’t fit neatly into a grading system? When the mind that crafts brilliance on paper struggles to recall formulas in an exam hall? When the same hands that write masterpieces can’t seem to solve equations?It feels like a contradiction. How can success exist in one place but not another? How can words come effortlessly in a blank document but freeze in the middle of a chemistry test?</p><p>Yet, purpose has a strange way of showing up where it matters most. While grades decline, opportunities rise. While test scores disappoint, creativity thrives. While one world closes its doors, another opens its arms wide.</p><p>Maybe this is unfair. Maybe it’s a lesson. Maybe it’s proof that intelligence isn’t always measured in percentages.</p><p>But still, the heart longs for balance. To be able to say “I aced this subject” just as confidently as “I wrote that masterpiece.”</p><p>Then comes the quiet whisper, the divine reminder:</p><p>“You are not the decider of your life. You only propose. Watch Me do what’s best for you.”</p><p>And just like that, the pressure to fit into one mold begins to fade. Because sometimes, a falling grade isn’t failure, it’s redirection.</p><p><br></p>
When creativity thrives but grades don't.
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