Kagan pained by B minus in torts

I got a C in Property - that hurt, but I didn't believe in property at the time.  I got a C plus in legal history - which sort of hurt because I had a masters in history/political science.  But it is true that my paper on the defense of Gracchus Babeuf, leader of the Conspiracy of Equals (executed 1797) lacked any critical element beyond Wow! 

Even though back in the day a gentleman's C was really OK [ John Kerry ( a national debate champion) graduated from Yale with a 77 average; George W. Bush a 78 average]  I suspect that Elena Kagan, being a lot younger and in a more "competitive" age,  really was pained by that B minus in torts in her first year at Harvard Law.