<p>a lot of people complain about being considered stupid, by their teachers or whatever, but does anyone have the problem of being considered way smarter than they actually are? or having people who are equally smart in the vicinity, but then being considered smarter than they are?</p>
<p>for example, my bio teacher and the class collectively call me the curve breaker. that part happens to be true, but there are also 3 other ones in the class - we're the 4 people who got As. yet somehow i'm the super-smart one.</p>
<p>these people were also like, i bet you got a 240 on the PSAT, and when i told them i got a 219, they were like WHAT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SMART. they're also astonished that i can take AP Chem and AP Bio at the same time, even though there are 9 other people who do it, and even though it's not that hard.</p>
<p>i have the same problem apathy. Everyone thinks I am soo smart but then when it comes down to it, I'm not. I only got a 1950 on my SAT's (first time..but still) and my gpa sucks. I just wish people would realize I am not a genius and not expect me to go to an ivy or seven sister. I can't get into those schools so I don't see why people are pushing me to attend them.</p>
<p>I have the opposite problem. People see me as kind of ditzy (well, only kids at school do) so when I get tests back and I get one of the highest marks in the class, people are like, "what the...?" </p>
<p>Although, at the same time, a lot of them think I'll get into an Ivy/Other Good School so I don't know... It's weird, I guess.</p>
<p>I have that problem, to an extent. Because I get good grades and actually do my work, apparently I'm a prodigy. But lately it has gotten better; if I get a B on a test or something, less jaws will hit the floor.</p>
<p>People expect me to have the answer for all social problems, remember numbers for them and such...I mean I can do it, but its really a b-tch to be everyone's shrink and registrar.</p>
<p>My chem teacher said something odd when I told him I got into Case: "Congrats, I can see why they gave you such a large scholarship, your much more intelligent than most attendees."</p>
<p>I'm a turnaround/born again case with only one semester of good grades and an SAT at about the 50-75th% percentile for Case. I don't think my application offered any indication of giftedness, but he seemed assured the school got that impression.</p>
<p>He did write my recommendation so maybe he alluded to it?</p>
<p>I think people sometimes just need someone to be the smart one and you happened to be the lucky one, look like you don't like it well it sucks when people have such high expectations and you don't get there all the time, people do that at my school</p>
<p>I have the same problem of people thinking that I'm smarter than I am. It sucks because people get disappointed really easily, and they expect me to get into top colleges even though I may not be able to.</p>
<p>Heh... people think that I'm good at math but I really am not. And I hate the subject too. My Physics teacher was like "oh the kinematics unit will be so easy for you since you're good at math..." and I just smiled and nodded...haha.</p>
<p>yes, i think that pple think that i am smarter than i actually am so i really hate the standards that they set up for me :( i'm just a dumb person</p>
<p>My friends think I'm a genius but I'm really not. Actually, I look like **** compared to most of the people here. They expect me to get into anywhere I apply and they tell me things like " why are you even worrying, you'll get in there".</p>
<p>I would like to believe that my friends think I'm a genius. It would be a good self-esteem booster. However, among my circle of friends, who are the only people I talk to on a regular basis, there is a mutal understanding that we are all on the same level. It's nice. The group however it perceived as the smartest congregation of people in the building because we take AP Chem and AP Physics C together.</p>
<p>my problem is i am as smart as people say i just dont really have he attitude for high school, i hate the whole atmosphere of high school, its just a buch of retards up at the front of the room dumbiing down everything to such a level where you just dont care anymore, and i just cant stand it, so of course i sleep in class dont do my work and get straight a's on tests but then when i get a C on god dammed algebra 2 i freak out but then i realize wait the A in one third doest make up for the crap i didnt feel like degrading my self to do</p>
<p>Now im f'ng scrambling to get into a good college after i see taht i screwed my life up :( i hate my life</p>
<p>if i acually applied myself i would be aroung 7 out of 471 but instead im like 71 cause i just didnt care</p>
<p>I'm sort of lazy, but I keep a solid 96 this year in honors classes. Last year, I had a 93, and was a little dissapointed. One of my best friend is the "curve breaker", excepting the fact that I do a little better then him in math sometimes, and he must have a 99 and a 98 for freshman and sophomore year. Upon return of our PSATs (I am a sophomore), I got a 202 on the PSATs, and did better then most of my friend except one, and in my school, that was considered good!</p>
<p>What I have to say is, if you are considered smart, how can standardized tets make you doubt yourself! Don't let that get you down!
Also, it is possible for you not to let grades define you, because a lot of people judge you that way, but just try to look down on comments about your GPA or trends.</p>