<p>I was just trying to explain to people who never had problems due to achievement (and took Cobrat’s never ending list of friends-who as proof it couldn’t be true in a rather ironic turn of events) or who thought 1690 was too low to be #1 or that the posts weren’t well-written enough to justify a high ranking, that yes one can be bullied by lower-achieving peers because one is higher-achieving, even if that achievement is relative; and providing context for what relative achievements are (on a forum where one forgets that 1500 combined is the official “average”). Even poorly-worded posts aren’t indicative of much depending on the school. So this in itself wasn’t a sign OP was lying, fudging, or being a ■■■■■.
I still think that if we encounter a not very articulate kid poster with above-average but not stellar stats on this forum, we can’t assume s/he is lying.</p>
<p>However the end of this thread makes me think that indeed OP was a ■■■■■, or even using CC for a more nefarious purpose (such as planning to cheat or planning to accuse someone). We should have heard back that the matter was resolved to Op’s benefit if OP had been telling the truth.</p>
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<li><p>The line from Revenge of The Nerds 2 where the jock fraternity members were in befuddled awe of their leader for being able to achieve a 2.0 cumulative GPA while also hating the Nerds for being far more academically high achieving…and weird. :D</p></li>
<li><p>A resume actually submitted to one former employer where the applicant from a respectable/elite university was bold enough to not only list his borderline 2.0-level cumulative undergrad GPA, but also put “(Great GPA)” right after it. Because of that and a host of other problematic issues, that resume was felt to have such high humor value that it was placed in the firm’s lunch/break area for laughs.</p></li>
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<p>Again, I do not see why the posts and the lack of articulation is so surprising. This IS very common in America. The fact that this student happened to have a high ranking is also unsurprising as there are thousands and thousands of schools with similar statistics. </p>
<p>I mentioned California and its infamous Valley. Do we really think that this was a figment of the imagination of Hollywood? Travel slightly to the east of the coast, and you will find plenty of school districts (think San Bernardino, for instance) that will match the OP’s description to a tee. </p>
<p>Here on CC, we often have a romantic vision of what our education system is. We focus on the most selective colleges and debate (ad nauseam) the life and travails of the students who are reasonable candidates to those schools. The reality is that this “world” is only a fraction of the graduates (and dropouts) who were pushed through a K-12 system without the aspiration of getting into a “selective” school.</p>
<p>And we also hold the romantic vision that most teenagers can present a cogent argument and write with proper grammar. We seem to forget where they are educated, and by whom!</p>
<p>^^ I totally agree with you xiggi. Some of the points raised in days past (about OP being a liar or a ■■■■■, etc, based on his poorly worded posts and above-average stats) reflected the CC bubble rather than reality.</p>
<p>This has nothing to do with OP’s conclusion here (posts #106-108).</p>
<p>I tend to give posters the benefit of the doubt, and try to answer as if they are being completely honest. I don’t even know OP or his/her complete situation. Who am I to judge? OP came here looking for advice.</p>
<p>I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt, too, but the OP’s repeated refusal to give a simple, straightforward account of what happened was not confidence-inspiring.</p>
<p>Maybe he’s just incapable, not unwilling. In any case, assuming he’s telling the truth, I wish him well. I hope he is able to be a better advocate for himself IRL than he has been here.</p>
<p>Parents are needed to get involved and maybe an attorney.</p>
<p>“If you are not cheating you have nothing to worry about.”</p>
<p>Wish that werre always true, Bigdaddy, but not the case at all. There were some situations in school where not so wise personelle wanted quick solutions. I had to get involved in some very unsavory business. It’s not a court of law.</p>
<p>The problem is that you can have ten million people say they never saw you cheat. It’s a big problem when several say they saw you specifically do so, and can pinpont the occasion and back each others stories up. </p>
<p>When in such situations, parents and attorney need to get involved many times.</p>
in a rather ironic turn of events) or who thought 1690 was too low to be #1 or that the posts weren’t well-written enough to justify a high ranking, that yes one can be bullied by lower-achieving peers because one is higher-achieving, even if that achievement is relative; and providing context for what relative achievements are (on a forum where one forgets that 1500 combined is the official “average”). Even poorly-worded posts aren’t indicative of much depending on the school. So this in itself wasn’t a sign OP was lying, fudging, or being a ■■■■■.