Meet Sarah, a driven and ambitious second-year student in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Hailing from a family of high achievers, she has always been accustomed to aiming for excellence and sees an 80% as the minimum standard for her work. Balancing her rigorous course load with a part-time co-op job, she often jokes with friends about how only a GPA below 80% feels like true failure, highlighting her competitive nature and dedication to her studies.