I was exaclty the opposite, I been a nerd for almost all the school years concerned with good grades and ting, but the last 2 years I was like "man, this ain't leading me nowhere, the bad students pass grade just like me". Don't know how it works on developed countries, but on an underdeveloped country worked pretty fine to me
Thetageist
I don't know you, but I know the feeling very well, and I want to give you support. Best of luck with finals, and please do take care of yourself.