<p>LOL. hmm, as i said, having any preceding reputation seems less than ideal.</p>
<p>Haha. I have thought about this a lot. In my school, my reputation for being the “smart girl” definitely precedes me everywhere – it doesn’t help that I have a really unique first name that’s hard to forget. I don’t think this is arrogance at all – obviously a lot of us on here feel the same way, and what we’re saying is true. My favorite classes have been those with great, intelligent discussions, and I can’t wait for everyone to be so enthusiastic about learning.</p>
<p>Also, I seriously have begun to feel like my braininess (I don’t even necessarily think I’m a huge socially-awkward nerd, per se) is intimidating or off-putting in some way to guys, because I’ve never dated or anything. I don’t think guys like knowing that I score better than them on tests. I want to go somewhere where intelligence is an attractive factor for a girl. Anyone else experience this?</p>
<p>^yep! exactly the same boat. (well, not exactly, but similar in the many seem intimidated boat).</p>
<p>Kinda scares me too…</p>
<p>But then again, I’d love to go to a place where girls don’t think being stupid is attractive and where intelligence is an attractive factor for a guy 
Plus, I’m sick of being the only guy in my AP classes. However, I will miss being the smart guy, but then again, CC has humbled me quite a lot.</p>
<p>I don’t see why anyone could possibly be anything but excited about being around other intellegent people and those more intellegent than yourself! How many classes do you roll your eyes and are bored by the teacher answering the same stupid questions over and over again? How many hours do you sit idle while something you think to be obvious is reviewed and reviewed again?</p>
<p>You may not be “the” smart guy anymore but you will always be “a” smart guy.</p>
<p>My peers and I share a different definition of being ‘the smart kid.’ They hold grades and SAT scores as being indicative of one’s intelligence level, while I view one’s ability to be creative and expressive with ideas and to actually create knowledge as being signs of intelligence. Though, I can’t actually wait until I’m surrounded by people with inquisitive minds and the ability to argue about just about anything.</p>
<p>“while I view one’s ability to be creative and expressive with ideas and to actually create knowledge as being signs of intelligence.”</p>
<p>I agree.</p>
<p>I used to be scared of this and CC killed every notion of my thinking I was smart.</p>
<p>Now whenever I have academic achievements I don’t even bother comparing to my friends, I compare to CC (and AoPS) and I ALWAYS feel dumb. But that helps motivate me.</p>
<p>“the smart kid” = complete loser who everyone cheats off of?</p>
<p>I’ll be so relieved. I hate it when people ask me for help just becaue they know that I get good grades. I’m not the “resident teacher” I mean I feel that they should’ve been listening in class. And in some cases, this “help” is classified as just copying down all of my homework. Of course I don’t let them but just the thought that people will actually ask you for it makes me mad. I’ll be happy to be just another kid trying to get good grades but flies under the “genius” radar. I’d rather be average and not have people clammering to get my work rather than be called “smart” and have people demanding of you what they shouldn’t. Can’t wait to get to college:)</p>
<p>when i went to college i loved not being the resident genius anymore,
it meant people got to know me as a person rather than a stereotype.</p>
<p>of course after the first few months “resident mental case” was hardly any better.</p>
<p>I’ve never been the “smart kid” of my entire graduating class. Yes, my friends may describe me as smart, but for some reason I just never considered myself smart. I mean how can you define intelligence in the first place? I don’t think scoring over a 2100 on the SATs lets say makes you smart. But yeah I guess going to a college where nearly everyone’s smarter than you, makes you feel a bit more intimidated.</p>
<p>“The smart kid” won’t necessarily be the most successful.</p>
<p>^SATs are a horrible way of defining intelligence. Some people are natural test takers who aren’t that smart otherwise; and others just don’t do well under pressure.</p>
<p>It would be nice because I don’t like being the smart kid. </p>
<p>It kinda ostracizes you…</p>
<p>You never do normal people things.</p>
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<p>Ha ha ha .</p>
<p>I don’t really think about these sorts of things that much. When I was younger people would ostracize me for being “smart-er” (whatever the hell that means). However, I have learned how these people act and talk so I can blend in with them now. I can turn off my geekiness now which some of my friends seem unable to do.</p>
<p>… maybe im just getting dumber :P</p>
<p>hmmm I was always that “genius” up until my current high school, which consistently ranks in the top 100 of the nation according to both us news, and consistently top 20 to newsweek.
Even here, I’m one of the smarter ones.
HA yeah it’s gonna feel weird!!</p>
<p>I’m the complete opposite of the stereotypical “smart kid”. Grade-wise I’m right up at the top of my school (and I’m taking more hard classes than most of the other people up there with me), but I don’t really act like they do, so most of them assume I’m stupid. It’s SO much fun to mess with them 
But honestly, I can’t wait for college, and to be around so many creative and inquisitive people, like somebody said earlier!</p>
<p>How many of you are going to highly selective schools, state schools with honors programs, etc? What if you’re “the smart one” in college as well? Are you purposely selecting the most academically challenging school you can get into and or afford? Are you choosing a safety and why? What do you hope for socially? What are you going to do to ensure social success or do you think it will just happen? Has HS been lonely?</p>