Academic pride can be fragile, especially when someone else makes success look easy.

When one A-student in chemistry tried to lend a helping hand to their struggling classmate, they took their kind offer as an insult instead.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for offering to help another student?

So both of us are freshmen taking General Chemistry I.

He was complaining to me about how he has a D in the class and asked me what I have. I said I have an A, and he started complaining about how he’s so dumb.

This student tries to be gracious and offer their help, considering they’re already excelling in the class.

I tried to reassure him that different subjects come to different people, and that he’s not any less smart.

I offered to help him, insisting we could study together and I could explain concepts to him, and that I wanted to help him raise his grade.

But their classmate didn’t take kindly to this suggestion.

He got mad at me, saying I was being condescending and that he didn’t need my pity.

This isn’t how the student intended it to come off at all.

Like, imma be honest — I’ve always loved chemistry. I want to become a pharmacist. So I just click with the material and stuff.

He’s probably way better than me at other disciplines. I wasn’t trying to pity him, I just wanted to help him get better at chem.

AITA?

They thought they were being kind, but their classmate only saw pity.

What did Reddit think?

Some people just aren’t looking for solutions to their problems.

Sometimes you just have to let people face the consequences of their own stubbornness.

Their classmate doesn’t seem to know what the heck he wants.

This student already did their due diligence by offering to help.

This student’s heart was in the right place, but their classmate’s pride got in the way.

If he wants to pass the class, he’ll have to let down his ego and accept the help he’s given.

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