<p>When it comes to academics, I really don’t feel mediocre at all.</p>
<p>I am in control of my education - I pick my classes, I choose whether I want to do my homework or not, I choose to study, and I take my tests. Not my parents, teachers, classmates, or anyone else. If I do well, I celebrate. If I don’t, then it’s my fault. I really don’t have the time to worry about how other people do and when you look at your achievements in context of others, you WILL feel insignificant, even if your own achievements aren’t.</p>
<p>so TL;DR: no I don’t give a damn about anyone else and I think i’m pretty awesome.</p>
<p>@elleya
I’m not talking about how well I perform or what classes I choose. I control that and I don’t care about others.
Its the lack of opportunity in a town of 2,000 that gets to me.</p>
<p>Be glad you don’t have a lot of oppurtunity. Be the best your area has to offer. that’s who colleges compare you too - they aren’t gonna compare you to students who can take 8 aps every year and self study 20 more.</p>
<p>Yeah, I always feel mediocre in school and here on CC. All my friends try really hard to get an A. But I don’t really try THAT hard, but still get an A. I don’t know how I do this. People I know always write down and take notes on almost everything, but I just write down the most important things. My friends study for more than 4 hours. I only study for 3 hours or less depending on the test that is coming up. </p>
<p>So in general, yes, I do feel mediocre almost all the time, whether if it’s comparing my classes to people here on CC or in real life.</p>
<p>@AlexHarper; I missed out on a lot of the opportunities other CC’ers have here, it doesn’t make me look any worse to a college (school only has 8 AP classes, what am I going to do, magically create more of them?) nor does it make me feel bitter (although some of the classes y’all have are really cool, but my classes for next year are pretty awesome too).</p>
<p>I don’t see what APs has to do with it. Unless you’ve done something remarkable, how can you not feel mediocre and uninspired in high school? That’s like the default status.</p>
<p>OP my town was even smaller and offered 0 AP and for ECs there was sports and band (some years). None of that will matter once you’re done there, because that’s basically when life starts. If it’s bothering you, it might help to not read all the schedule and chance me posts.</p>
<p>I feel mediocre compared to a lot of CC. My first SAT was a 2120 (620CR, 700M, 800W-11E) with an abysmal CR score, probably cannot take again. I haven’t had opportunities to take enough AP’s to be a National AP Scholar after junior year because I go to a medium-sized, small town noncompetitive high school with a 65% graduation rate. Never had the chance to do USAMO or Intel or USABO. At my high school, I’m way accelerated. But on CC, I do feel somewhat mediocre, especially in Chance and Decision threads.</p>
<p>I definitely feel mediocre compared to a lot of people on CC. I have not done any exceptional internships or received any exceptional awards. I’m not president of a billion clubs or have a perfect 4.0.I don’t have the resources to go to 1000 dollar summer programs. I’m learning to accept that though. Also, CC is definitely NOT the real world and if CC starts making you doubt yourself then its time to to take a break from it and just remind yourself that you are a good student and that you will get into a college. Even though this corny, 30 years from now, whether or not you got that 1 B in math or didn’t get that one leadership position will not ultimately matter to your life.</p>
<p>Well, mediocre is a derogatory term for ‘average.’ I suppose that I feel average often enough. Doing well, but not gloriously. It’s the bigger fish syndrome.</p>
<p>Mostly, I’m too busy living life to go comparing myself to everyone else. Am I having a good time? Do I think that I’m going to keep having a good time in the future? Yes and yes? Well all right then. I suppose I just don’t concern myself with what everyone else is up to all that often.</p>
<p>CC really breeds this sort of nonsensical self-doubt; it’s rather unhealthy. </p>
<p>Reality check:
About 30.4% of Americans over the age of 25 hold a bachelor’s degree.
The average overall SAT score in the United States for 2011 was a 1500.
The average high school GPA in 2011 was about a 3.0.
Most students in America do not take AP classes.</p>
<p>CC is a cosmos of overachievers. Take everything you read with a grain of salt. </p>
<p>The most influential and successful people in our world have something in common: they aren’t wallowing over how they stack up with other people. They are changing the world. </p>
<p>It’s really time high school students get off the college admissions treadmill. Pursue your passions, do your best academically, and enjoy childhood because it will soon pass you by. If that’s not good enough to get you admitted, it’s not worth it.</p>
lol bassoonapus</p>