<p><em>raises hand</em></p>
<p>Omg I loved AP Stats. :D</p>
<p>Yea, this is pretty depressing.</p>
<p>Competition that is naturally fostered between intelligent/hard-working high school students is THE WORST. Earlier this year the top two students in my class became aware of my class rank before I did and, by some unbeknownst means, my FRESHMAN YEAR HONORS PHYSICS GRADE. What the hell. They were going around telling people that they were smarter than I was because I got a B+ in Honors Physics, freshman year!!!, and because I’m only ranked 6th in my class, not top three. The top three in our class love to target me and many other almost-there-but-not-quite top students for crap like that and I can’t stand it.</p>
<p>Stuff like that makes me feel stupid, even though I know it’s ridiculous and without justification. It gets to you though.</p>
<p>@alexissss - AP Statistics is great! I really do love the subject material and it’s the first math class I’ve actually understood. All around good deal.</p>
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<p>Psh. I was barely in the top ten percent at my old hs. 23 people had w gpas of 4.5+. Competition was kinda fierce, but I really could have done better despite distractions. </p>
<p>Also, after my fiasco with AP calc, AP stats was a welcome relief. Lol</p>
<p>Especially in comparison to other people, of course. I’m the dumbest person I know that cares about college.</p>
<p>@Propinquity</p>
<p>pretty sure that title goes to me. lawl</p>
<p>Yeah, like almost everyday! I feel like I can do well if I try really hard, but for me to do well, I have to work harder than anyone else and study for a test that’s like 2 weeks away to get a B. So far, I never got an A on a test in any of my classes.</p>
<p>“Untalented” would be a better word for how I usually feel. I think I’m of average intelligence. No matter how stupid I’ve been, someone somewhere has to have done something worse, y’know?</p>
<p>All the time.</p>
<p>I’ve “unfriended” people in real life because they act like ******bags who try to make me feel stupid. I’ve noticed, there are 2 kinds of people (actually there are many, but this is a quick grouping), one type asks you about your grades (or doesn’t) but doesn’t really care or say anything. They asked you just for the hell of asking. Type number 2 asks you to make themselves feel better about themselves. They ask you to either brag about their grades or make you feel stupider. </p>
<p>Also, i *<strong><em>ING hate arrogant people. Ok, so I’m three years ahead in math at my high school (not trying to brag people, I actually try not to ever say it, and when people ask I try to stop them from making it a big deal) and one kid literally said, “Your only three years ahead?” (He’s four). What the acutal *</em></strong>? like who says that. Another kid said, “Can you please stop using my essay as an example?”…in front of the entire class. He does **** like that all the time, it’s really obvious he’s trying to brag. The last little immature prick during Math last year, the entire class did poorly on a test and the teacher was expressing her disappointment, and this kid yells out “I GOT A 97%!!” with a giant smile on his face. Who the **** does that?</p>
<p>This thread sums up CC fairly well: a breeding ground for teenage insecurity and angst. </p>
<p>To Alexis, who’s whining about having nothing, chill out and broaden your perspective. It doesn’t matter if you get into a “top” school or not. Success is mostly about effort and the willingness to work towards your goals. </p>
<p>To all the people who have ******* classmates who try to put you down by showing off their “superior” grades/test scores/ect., realize that high school is an isolated, self reinforcing environment that is incredibly removed from the financial and social realities of the “adult” world. Their marginally higher SAT score, or marginally higher GPA, doesn’t mean much at all. Their behavior more than likely stems from their own insecurities. And none of it will matter two years from now.</p>
<p>@dune
Ah, you’ve assumed I’m some privileged kid whose parents have the ability to send me anywhere. </p>
<p>That is why you should not speak on what you do not know. Here you go toting that ideal concept. “You’ll be successful anywhere.”
But guess what? This isn’t the case for extremely low income kids. If I don’t make it into a school that is essentially FREE for me, I’m going nowhere. I come from a single parent home, dear. Abusive at that. I have literally nowhere to go. No one to turn to. Can you please tell me what a kid who can’t even get a damn job now is going to do in this economy without an affordable degree in the future?
If you’re an adult, do not assume you can assess every situation you stumble across on this site. Don’t you ever lump me together with the humblebgraggers you find here.</p>
<p>Tl;dr It DOES matter greatly for my situation.</p>
<p>Also, why do adults completely miss the boat when they constantly lecture on ignoring naysayers? Yea, I think most of us know that a B grade here and that C grade there won’t matter in 20 years. It’s means to an end, obvi. By worrying about grades and peers we’re working toward a goal. And part of that journey means we may feel hopeless along the way. Adults should know this better than anyone.</p>
<p>I apologize, I wasn’t trying to insult you or pretend to know the specifics of your situation; however, going to community college for two years before going to a state school, or going directly to a state school if cc sounds unbearable to you, applying for as many scholarships as you can, applying for financial aid, and working part time (apply, apply, apply) will leave you with a degree with a manageable amount of debt. It’s a situation that many, many American students have gone through in the paste decade, and one that many are still going through right now. I’m not saying that it’ll be easy, and that you have no reason to complain. But you do not have “nothing”, and your effort isn’t futile. Just keep working and don’t get so down on yourself.</p>
<p>Edit: </p>
<p>As far as the grades are concerned, there’s a distinction between striving to receive great grades and buying into the hegemonic attitudes of those particular classmates. Obviously grades are important for college, and thus your future; as you said, a means to an end. As such, I wasn’t advocating for students to not care and take pride in their achievements. I was merely advocating that they do not buy into the hegemonic thinking of their peers: they are not inherently superior to you in any meaningful way simply because their SAT score was higher or their GPA is higher. The point was, you shouldn’t feel inferior to them because of it.</p>
<p>I’m not going to lie. I do sometimes feel intellectually inferior compared to some of my peers. I know I’m capable of accomplishing many things and all, but there are times my self confidence is kind of low.</p>
<p>Many of my friends and peers know already what they want to major in, where, etc. While I’m just trying to figure it out. That kills me</p>
<p>But, I think I have just grown to accept the fact that in life there is always going to be someone better and someone worse than you.
Does that make sense?</p>
<p>I feel stupid and inadequate in both my Pre-Calculus class and my AP Biology class. They are so difficult and require a lot of discipline and hard work on my part, when I’m not used to applying myself much, but this is good practice for college</p>
<p>@dune - I’d chance a guess and say that almost every person in this thread is aware of everything you’ve said. None of it negates the catharsis of occasional venting. It’s okay to complain in moderation, it really is! We’re a bunch of uptight seniors (and juniors) waiting for acceptance decisions and graduation, it’s a generally tense situation.</p>
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<p>@dune
It’s k, really. I made this thread to vent. I’m personally cut off from a lot of people irl bc I moved from PA to GA so abruptly after my graduation. Cut off from my friends. Some of it’s self alienation, though (deleted my fb), which I did because I really need time to myself to change some things and become more stable. So I’m feeling kinda lonely and this whole app process makes it worse. I’m usually positive. Promise. xD </p>
<p>And you mention community college…I’m not sure I can afford that. :\ I’m looking for scholarships, but few if any are for gap year kids. </p>
<p>But yeah, when I was in hs I didn’t buy into any elitist students I met…</p>
<p>Just wanted a thread to talk about my feels. So many feels.
LOL</p>
<p>Eh, I always feel stupid. Doesn’t mean I think that everyone else is smarter than me- I think almost everyone is stupid. Then again, my definition of success is being remembered in history for your accomplishments so… :/</p>
<p>Yes. My SAT score never fails to make me feel dumb #retakingthedamntestinjune</p>
<p>@emiliaval
Makes sense.</p>