So, here and now, I'm making a resolution. Not for the grade. Screw the grade. I enjoy learning, and I'm going to do it, and let my evaluations rest truly on the value of the information I've gathered. This is not to say I won't study on exam weeks, but that all of the studying should be review, and not the first time my eyes have crossed the page.
Grades are insignificant.
Sure, graduate school depends on grades. Sure, mom and dad would love to see a 4.0. I'm an intelligent person, however, and I think long-term, I would much rather have a legitimate set of knowledge and ideas that I have formulated on my own than a GPA I can brag about cocktail parties. I've spent most of my life thus far pursuing the grade on one level or another. Most of the people in school with me are the same way.