To graduate with honors or enjoy your schooling with friends?

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If I pause right now - from where I am and what I have become now, to recall my college days I would smile and laugh silently for all the unruly things I have done while in school. I was in the short list of honor students until my 3rd year... no, my second year when I got removed from the list. I didn't do well with my academic performance when I reached my 3rd year. There was no regret on my part but my parents were so upset. If I could clearly recall it, I didn't ever compete or even wanted to compete with any of the students. I don't care about academic merits. I know I still do well with my subjects only I did not give me best. I was so busy with my co-curricular activities that I didn't pay enough attention to my studies. I've been reprimanded by my professors many times but never did I hid them. I graduated without failing grades, still with 1.25 grades but not with honors - I got 3 in some of my subjects hehehe (Grrr.. I suck in math and physics!). My parents told me I may not be able to find a job easily but they're wrong cos I did not long after I graduated. Now, do I have regrets to graduate without honors? Hmmm... I don't. I have enjoyed my college days so much - I was free to do everything i wanna do - join the dance troupe, join in modelling and local pageants, spend time in white-sand beaches, enjoy my friends, meeting people and eat a lot instead of studying under the tree every wee hours I have=). My social skills is very much developed - makes me become sensitive with people and the environment. But am not saying you boys and girls wouldn't do well in your studies. No, that's wrong. Cos if am given a chance to go back to those years, I would balance my student life - my academics and curricular. Also, I wanna say please make your parents proud of you -my parents are proud of me even though they weren't able to march on stage to put my medals on but they know I still did well in my studies (somehow hehe) but I wish I have rewarded their efforts and hardsips in sending me to school. Well I wanna hear what contemporary students wanna achieve, or there is? Do you strive to graduate with honors? Or just let things happen and enjoy whatever will come?