Joanna studied hard for her final exams. But she still didn’t earn a high enough score to be one of the five best students in her class. She has been feeling depressed about it. She has no motivation to study. She decides to see the guidance counselor at her school for advice. What should the counselor say to her?
A.Your goals were too high, so obviously you were disappointed. Aim lower the next time.
B.Don’t compare your score with others’ scores. Compete with yourself and try to improve on your earlier score.
C.Maybe you should drop the subjects you are having trouble with so you can keep up a good grade point average.

Goals are always personal and should not be based on the performance or goals of others. This is a common mistake that makes individuals set goals just based on other people's achievements. Due to this, in the case of Joanna, it is likely her counselour advice her to stop comparing herself to others and setting goals based on her classmates' performance and instead try to improve her score as in this way she can work on own goals and achieve them base on her abilities, strengths, and needs. Thus, the option that best describes what the counselor should say to her is B.