I do agree with this, but I'd also add that the actual intrinsic growth itself matters a lot more than either achievement in the long term! E.g. if you learn a

I do agree with this, but I'd also add that the actual intrinsic growth itself matters a lot more than either achievement in the long term! E.g. if you learn and retain a lot in a difficult algorithms course, that's more valuable than either the intrinsic "I passed this difficult course" or the extrinsic "I got an A+" for most cases.