College is even harder

Test paper displaying a 60% score

This is a 4-panel rage comic meme contrasting student reactions to receiving a 60% score on a test at different education levels. The top left panel is labeled 'In school' and shows a test paper marked 60%, paired with the top right panel showing a crying, distraught rage face with the text 'I'm so dumb', representing that a 60% grade was considered a bad, upsetting result in pre-college schooling. The bottom left panel is labeled 'In College' and shows the exact same 60% test score, paired with the bottom right panel showing a smug, proud stick figure rage face with the text 'I'm a genius', highlighting that college courses are far more difficult, so a passing 60% grade is seen as a major win that students feel proud of. The joke relies on the relatable experience of college students adjusting to much harsher grading and more difficult coursework compared to lower education levels.

This meme was sourced from the RSS feed of the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, with the original posted title 'College is even harder'. It uses classic rage comic character templates that were widely popular on early 2010s internet platforms including Reddit, 4chan, and 9GAG, repurposed to make a relatable joke about college student experiences.