You are not getting good enough grades to attend graduate school,but rather than admitting it you tell people that graduate school education has nothing valuable to offer you,and they wouldn't understand you anyway.This is the defense mechanism known as

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Rationalization is a defense mechanism where an individual justifies or rationalizes their behaviors or feelings in a seemingly logical or rational way to avoid the true explanation. In this scenario, the person is rationalizing their inability to attend graduate school by claiming it has nothing valuable to offer, rather than confronting their academic performance.

You Are Not Getting Good Enough Grades to Attend Graduate