Gabriel Micallef

Should Grades Underestimate Our Own Potential?

Young folks like me approaching their rite of passage don't always grasp the psychological 'fight-or-flight' responses that exams continuously trigger. The constant self-imposed tension of competition amongst students takes the focus away from their true interests and fixates our targets on acknowledgement. Thus, as a student who humbly acted as a victim of these beliefs, I'm willing to do what it takes to shift the mentality towards exams, and how grade comparison overall doesn't reflect a person's capabilities!