The 'Trying To Get My Grades Up' meme represents the universal experience of students attempting to salvage their GPA in the final days of a semester. Usually depicted through object-labeling templates—like the 'Flex Tape' meme or a character frantically bailing water out of a sinking ship—the meme highlights the absurdity of thinking a single assignment can fix months of procrastination. It gained massive traction on social media platforms like Twitter and TikTok, where students share their academic anxiety through humor. Whether it is begging a professor for a tiny grade bump or completing an extra credit project at 3 AM, this meme perfectly captures the desperate, often futile, optimism of student life.