Disclaimer: This is impurely fictional.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I refused to take more classes, but because I was not able to choose in time which classes I really want to take.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I voluntarily abstained from attending my classes, but because I exposed too much of myself with the masses.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I don’t have an ambition, but because I have, in fact, too many that eventually led to indecision.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I did not study, the problem really lies inthe one teaching me.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I did not try, I will tell you, I tried and am trying.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I did not learn, but because I often asked myself if I did learn anything at all.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I don’t want to, but because I cannot.

I will not graduate with cum laude not because I am incompetent, but because school is not the competition.