That's a great thought terminating cliche, but they've still managed to cross several other filters, like just getting into medical school and then grinding out

That's a great thought terminating cliche, but they've still managed to cross several other filters, like just getting into medical school and then grinding out across several years, internships, attending, etc. I got straight A's in my IT and CS classes, but DGAF about English and History. My overall GPA wasn't impressive... but I still got into VA Tech. Am I a bad programmer?