Same. All my childhood my parents heard “your son is very intelligent, he just needs to apply himself”. They told me while scolding me, but all I heard was “he’s intelligent”. Then university started, and I was the one left behind because I had no method and I just sucked at studying.
I never learned to study but somehow coasted through colleges on Bs and Cs. Got the degree and that’s all that matters!
I'm in this picture. No wonder it took me 6 years to get a 4 year degree
Well I did do most assignments but half assed them.