I think worse than discovering that academic success is meaningless, is discovering that the journey of it is the only real value. As in, learning the skills, discipline and personality necessary to become moderately academically successful which are then easily transcribed to adulthood and working life.

So for those at the 130 area and above they not only got the useless prize, they also accidentally skipped the entire purpose and screwed themselves into a much worse place than someone at the 100-110 range.