<p>^ Some people just don’t want to get compared, but know that it’s unavoidable. Another alternative is that many CC’ers were losers in high school and believe that success is the best revenge. Do you really want to go back to their school reunion or hometown to find out that you are still the same loser and those who looked down at you are still doing better than you? No one wants to fail at life lol.</p>
<p>^ The plain and simple fact is that “success” (I’d prefer to use the word prosperity) in life can not be judged by how much money you make. And the fact that you care so much about what others think of you and what their definition of success is reflects poorly on you.</p>
<p>“Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value”</p>
<p>i come from a family who wants immediate results, have no patience for things, wants it right away, etc. it’s even more tough when they don’t understand how it works and expects me to earn a lot of money right after college. i’m the only person who’s gone to college in my family, so they’re “depending” a lot on me… for what i’m not sure… to make money? to make something of myself? i don’t know. (yes, they’ve said that exact statement to me before… a lot of unnecessary pressure, i swear). i don’t care as much for a stable office job as they do for me. i think this is even worse than a family who overachieves you. i can’t even say anything when they talk about college graduates who still have to work at low paying jobs. this may be the reason they did not bother with college in the first place. i think i will run away the minute i graduate so they don’t have to rub in my face that just because i went to college, i’m making as much as them. :(</p>
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^ Some people just don’t want to get compared, but know that it’s unavoidable. Another alternative is that many CC’ers were losers in high school and believe that success is the best revenge. Do you really want to go back to their school reunion or hometown to find out that you are still the same loser and those who looked down at you are still doing better than you? No one wants to fail at life lol.
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<p>That’s harsh. Personally, I don’t want to go my high school reunion (not sure I’ll be invited). I really don’t want to find out that my bullies ended up better off than I did.</p>
<p>Bullies? High school bullies are a myth. In primary school kids are obnoxious selfish and ruthless. But that comes with being a kid. In high school people grow up and no one actually bullies you.</p>
<p>I am skinny, white, nerdy looking, AND did horribly in school and I was never once bullied passed like 7th grade.</p>
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<p>No kidding. I don’t know where the idea of “high school bullies” comes from. I was terribly dorky, but I got along with everyone in high school.</p>
<p>^ No, one just becomes the “school psycho” or the “school ■■■■■■” that everyone ■■■■■■■■ at behind one’s back then asks one questions that are either too personal or really silly to make one look like a fool. Sometimes they may throw stuff at the loser.
Just because it’s not overt doesn’t mean it does not happen.</p>
<p>I was surprised how many people I actually found out liked me after high school. Or maybe it’s just a joke or out of pity. Whatever.</p>
<p>Well, it must be looked at on a case by case basis. There are some ‘nerds’ who are horribly anti-social, and then there some ‘nerds’ who are very social and easily communicate with a wide variety of people. The former, I’d imagine, would be more prone to what you describe.</p>
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<p>Try being a high school student with Asperger’s Syndrome or Asperger’s-like symptoms, then tell me about myths.</p>
<p>“Asperger’s-like symptoms”</p>
<p>Let me guess, you’re self-diagnosed?</p>
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<p>Let me guess, you’re self-diagnosed?
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<p>No. I am officially diagnosed with a personality disorder which is often confused with Asperger’s Syndrome. Hence my mention of “Asperger’s-like symptoms”.</p>
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<p>Not to be rude to anyone who might seriously think they have AS, but most people who self-diagnose are really annoying and just want an excuse to be rude or socially ■■■■■■■■ instead of improving themselves. Some of them even put themselves on a pedestal because they think they are superior to the neurotypical troglodytes. In 90% of self-diagnosis cases it’s unwarranted self-importance.
That’s why I keep asking professionals over and over if I really have the disorder or are they just finding a nice way to say I’m a social screw up. As of lately, I’m not doing too bad. I wonder if I can get to a point where they will revoke it and admit that they just labeled me with AS out of kindness or to be politically correct.</p>
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<p>Or maybe they stumbled upon AS because they wanted to know why their social problems are unlike those of any other person they have known.</p>
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<p>That’s possible. But just because a person self-diagnoses with something it doesn’t mean their diagnosis is incorrect. 1 out every 10 persons who self-diagnose might actually be right.</p>
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<p>It’s simple. Find a new psychologist and tell him that you self-diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. He will smirk at you and try to convince you that you don’t have AS. (The psychologist, who is obviously very subtle, will likely think that you want to get diagnosed with AS for the reasons you mentioned above.)</p>
<p>^ Alright, but I kinda feel bad for derailing this topic.</p>
<p>"‘Don’t become a doctor for the money. Money-grubbing pre-meds make me sick.’</p>
<p>Really? And finance and pre-laws don’t? That’s a lot of misdirected anger there."</p>
<p>Doctors deal with matters of life and death. I find it a little disturbing that some people would go into the business of saving lives just for the money.</p>
<p>[q]With a 5% yearly inflation rate, it will take a mere 14 years for money to lose half of its value. If income rises at the same rate, the median yearly income of a full-time worker will exceed $100,000 19 years from now.</p>
<p>And 5% inflation isn’t all that much…[/q]</p>
<p>Actually the inflation rate for the last 10 years is only about 3%. Moreover, the 100K figure is only relative. </p>
<p>[q]No. I am officially diagnosed with a personality disorder which is often confused with Asperger’s Syndrome. Hence my mention of “Asperger’s-like symptoms”.[/q] </p>
<p>So what’s your opinion on the 100K salary, or are you here just to talk about yourself… like every other thread you hijacked or created?</p>
<p>^ Yeah, that should have been a new topic. Sorry for feeding the fuel to that.</p>
<p>let me explain to you how this works…
- graduate
- hopefully get a job (if you are lucky, even one that you like)
- progress upwards as you prove you can be given promotions
- eventually earn $100k, if you are in the right line of work</p>
<p>… you realize the average annual household income is somewhere around $60,000…</p>
<p>And, no one buys a house when they graduate from college, lol.</p>
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<p>5% inflation is quite high (for the US… not for Zimbabwe)</p>
<p>I’m not sure why some people consider it unrealistic to dream of making a six figure salary upon graduation. I’d be highly disappointed if I made under 70k and absolutely appalled if I was making under 30k. I’m already in the six figure income bracket and I do not have a degree. College isn’t necessary to make money if you excel in your field. It’s rather sad seeing college graduates struggling to make ends meet when someone that has no college experience under their belt is already paying their second mortgage.</p>
<p>I’m not so out of touch with reality for expecting to make a six figure income. I don’t want to downgrade my living situation simply because I wanted to pursue a college degree.</p>
<p>It’s unrealistic because the percentage of new grads who start with 6 figure incomes is minute. It’s not impossible, but by no means should the average student EXPECT it.</p>