As an average student in school, I once had an arguement with a friend as to the reason why some people come out of Uni with first-class grades and others graduate with 3rd class or pass.

In my humble opinion, i argued that your final result is as a result of your input (hardwork / dedication to succeed). the other participant argued it had nothing to do with that and even intelligent people graduate with 3rd class grades.

pls what would you say determines success in Academics??

N.B: In a real world context, ignore the naija factor of lecturer or any other vices,