person A: I got my associate's degree last year.  I had to get an A on my last final exam to get an A in my last class.
person B: Wow_comma_ that must have been pretty challenging. Where you able to do it?
person A: Nope!  I got a very sad B after three days of intense waiting.  LOL.
person B: Oh man_comma_ that's brutal. So close_comma_ but so far.