I can SO relate to having an inaccurate picture of college days! I thought I was a pretty good student, very talented with the ability to exceed far above my peers, (if I really wanted to).
What a wake up call when I took a look at my college transcript a couple of decades after college. EeeeeeH:I nearly fell off my chair.
I was a mediocre student with a C or so average and several embarrassing incompletes.
My image of myself as a bright and motivated student was way off base, to say the least!