<p>I ask but if they don't wanna answer I leave them alone after awhile... ^^;; I only care about people who are in same classes as me though so I guess it doesn't matter</p>
<p>Since lots of classes are graded relative to how everybody else did, it's a good idea to figure out where you stand.</p>
<p>Nope. It's kind of stupid to compare grades. It doesn't make sense to compare grades if one person is an accounting major, another is pre-med and the last is philosophy.</p>
<p>At least at my uni, no one really brings it up unless they're insecure about it. </p>
<p>It's one of my pet peeves. If I'm having a good time with friends, no one is trying to discuss an exam/gpa/etc. Once it's done, it's done. Dwelling on grades won't change your GPA (sorry folks), lol. So kick back and let's have a good time. /end rant.</p>
<p>lol - grades can tell you information about the class if you already know about a person's persistent behavioral trend (i.e. if he is normally a 4.0 student who suddenly gets a 3.5, it could be related to the class rather than to him). But generally I don't need that information if I already have access to previous exams + homework.</p>
<p>Do you do it? To a certain extent, yes. If I know that half the class is getting A- or better, I will beat myself up if I do not get the A. Usually, I don't though. For one thing, I don't have much interaction with people during lecture hall classes and I am mostly indifferent to those in my discussion sections. When I see grade trend charts for exams, I compare myself. I have only one friend with whom I compete. It's mostly friendly though. :)</p>
<p>Does it tend to stress you out? And are there good reasons for not disclosing it? (other than for not trusting people?) What if you do poorly? No, it doesn't stress me out. What stresses me out more is whether I am not performing well enough with regards to time too. Yes, there are good reasons for not disclosing it - you don't want to use that meter to suggest that you're better than that person. If I do poorly, I don't mention it to friends but yes to family. If I do well, I usually mention it to family and not friends. </p>
<p>Or do you find it to be a motivational factor? To a certain extent yes... for reasons similar to the above.</p>