thank you for sharing this, it is amazing the you are willing to be open to all of us. Very inspiring, also happy for both you and Sophia for where you ladies are landed currently
Letting someone at the same rank level as you evaluating you is never good. If possible dont ever let people evaluate you with subjective concepts. It leads to gaslighting and bullying. This person who proposed the idea is a manipulator. You were deceived. There is no cultural difference that impacted your grades. This was just a lie. Stay away from him.
