<p>^But then you start limiting yourself, not taking some classes that you are interested but afraid to get a lower grade. It is not what UG school is for. You should be able to try classes outside your comfort zone. Planning too safe and not being confident will backfire at the end, IMO. Well, apparently, one can only make conclusion based on personal experience and ours are vastly different. I definitely do not consider person with all A’s to be a genius. There are plenty of pre-meds who are graduating with GPA=4.0.</p>