<p>Do people at your school brag about not studying? For example in ap lit someone will say they got a 95, then someone else will say I got a 79, but I didn't read the book. Or I got a 83, and I didn't study at all. Personally, I don't think this is something to brag about. Your thoughts?</p>
<p>I will sometimes but not in a bragging way. Like I’ll say it surprised if I’m shocked I did well without studying or as a matter of fact like “yeah didn’t study”</p>
<p>People always ask what I get on tests, so I<code>ll tell them I got ____(good grade, usually) and then they</code>ll ask how much I study, so the answer is usually none, and I feel like it<code>s bragging, but it</code>s not, since they ask, but I usually still feel bad.</p>
<p>I’ll say I didn’t study but I have like 90s. So it’s not like I’m saying I could have gotten higher if I had studied. I don’t study so that’s the truth.</p>
<p>I hate people who are like that. I work my arse off and get a C and the kid next to me gets an A or a B without studying and has the nerve to brag about it. Bragging about not studying isn’t attractive, it makes the person look like a total smart aleck.</p>
<p>I have to admit, even though I was valedictorian at my HS, there were certain subjects I barely studied for (AP Calculus, Stats) mostly because I’m a math person…not so much in other areas.</p>
<p>At MIT, many of the basic math/science classes are not easy. Unless you already know the subject well or are a genius, it’s very hard to do well in the course without studying. I now regularly study for these classes.</p>
<p>It’s a bit of a harsh transition…so if you find yourself easily getting 5’s on AP whatever, be prepared for the rigorous college classes.</p>
<p>I understand not studying for something because you already know the material, but just not reading a book seems lazy. And bragging about getting a. 79 is something I would never do. It annoyed me to no end when my friend today got the same grade I did on an Econ quiz without studying and she bragged about it! I didn’t care that she didn’t study, but saying that she’s better than me because she didn’t read seemed rude.</p>
<p>I think you’re overusing the word “bragging”. I don’t co Soder it bragging if someone is just talking about their score. After most tests everyone talks about their scores and how much effort they put in. Friends often feel comfortable sharing their lower scores with other people. If you don’t study and pull an 80, then hey - things could have been a lot worse, so why not talk about it. I only consider it bragging if you flaunt your paper and proclaim “WOW, I’m so smart - look at that A!” Otherwise it’s really just conversation. I also think some people downplay how much they study to make themselves seem more effortlessly intelligent to other people. I hope I don’t come off as mean - I just think you’re being too sensitive.</p>
<p>Well I don’t “brag” but I usually say I don’t study or didn’t prepare much like algebra 2 and physics. I barely prepared for tests and quizzes. Except when it come to “reviewing” in S.S and English that where I begin to study. But yea I don’t “brag” about these stuffs, especially in math where a lot of people complain about not “getting it”. </p>
<p>To be honest, I’m almost complaining in my head like literally, “what is so hard about this?”</p>
<p>I feel like when people say they didn’t study they are just trying to seem like they are still smart, even though they got, say, an 80. When I get a 95 on something and I studied hard and I am really happy to have gotten a higher grade than someone else, I hate hearing that they “barely studied,” like that’s a good thing. To me, that just makes the person look even more stupid because they didn’t have the sense to study. When people get 95+ and say they didn’t study while everyone else around them is saying how horribly they did, that’s just ignorant, unnecessary bragging.</p>
<p>@RoseOak: I’m not dissing you or anything but I just felt like I needed to say this. Say I get 98 and I really didn’t study at all. and you get 95 and you studied hard. “barely studied” doesn’t have to be a bad thing. I rarely study for most of my tests except Spanish and S.S and I don’t find “not studying” to be negative. </p>
<p>In my opinion, the only wrong time to not study is the Finals and other midterms where it really counts. I’m I stupid rose, for not studying for tests and announcing that I didn’t study?</p>
<p>I try my hardest to hide my grades no matter what they are. I’ve caught so much hell for being proud of my grades that I just tend to hide them now.</p>
<p>^ Wow, sorry to hear that. People at my school are EXTREMELY friendly with people who get high grades (to ask for homework answers, I guess)</p>
<p>I have no problem with people bragging about not studying, unless they brag about it while getting a B or C to prove that they are “smart” enough to get such grades. LOL no if you’re smart enough you will get an A with or without studying.</p>
<p>LOL, I study for everything - even if its material I’m entirely comfortable with. I did not study, however, for the APUSH Exam last year, at all - and I got a 4… while kids who spent MONTHS studying got 2’s. I felt bad saying that I didn’t study… But I also kick myself knowing that if I did study, I would have gotten a 5, hands down.</p>
<p>No reason to brag because it doesn’t help me at all. What does is doing werk so I can succeed.</p>
<p>Haha after 4 years of high school, my friends stopped asking me if I’m going to study or if I did study because they know the resounding answer will almost always be “no”.</p>
<p>@Descuff no I’m not saying you’re stupid for not studying. I don’t study for things I don’t need to study for either. But when someone else is upset over their bad grade even though they studied for hours, I just don’t think it’s right to say that you got a 98 and barely studied, because it makes them feel bad. You’re obviously not stupid, and you should know that it makes people feel stupid when you say things like that. If you got the same grade as someone and they studied for hours while you didn’t study, then it’s fine if they ask to just say that you didn’t study. You’re going to be looked at as arrogant and snobby if you go around bragging that you didn’t study. Be humble, and don’t mention anything about how much you studied unless someone specifically asks you.</p>