<p>Does anyone else act very secretive when it comes to academics?
For example, I never showed any of my friends my planned schedule for next year until it was too late to change it. I also never told my friends when I was switching out classes for this semester.
I haven't told my friends that I've applied to a summer program, nor have I told them that I'm taking 5 AP tests this May (they all think I'm taking 1).
I don't really know why I'm like this. It's not because of my competitive nature (or so I say), because if that were the case, I wouldn't come here and post everything I'm doing with my life. It might be because I'm afraid that people will "copy" me, but logically, that is a really stupid reason.
Does anyone else act like this, or is it just me? </p>
<p>Yes. It’s very good.</p>
<p>Honestly, I act the opposite because I want to help people have a good future too. Competition will destroy us all, so rather keep it a secret. I openly tell them. If they want to copy me, then, they want to be me and there’s only one me. </p>
<p>@Hawkace It’s interesting, because I readily offer those younger than me advice, especially based on the mistakes that I made in previous years. But when it comes to people in my grade, I seem to be extremely secretive. </p>
<p>Oh. I’m talking about younger kids too. I mean, I talk to my friends about what I’m doing (to make them jealous…haha) but I don’t tell them stuff too personal or something that would make me ahead of my friends. </p>
<p>Yep, so I’m not the only one. I do tell my friends some things to make them jealous, but nothing that would make them able to “catch up” (as if this is some competition…) to me in whatever pursuit we are discussing.
The perils of average public education: some of my smart friends have so much potential but don’t apply it. In fact, the only time I hear my grade-level friends use the word “AP” is when they talk about League of Legends…</p>
<p>My younger sister does this and its sooooo annoying. She won’t tell me what classes she’s going to take next year in 9th grade. I want to make sure we aren’t in the same class since I have to take a mostly 9th-grade class next year.
I always tell people at school my schedule, not that they ever ask (I think they think I can’t talk).</p>
<p>I usually just tell people whatever they want to know unless I’m afraid they’ll think I’m bragging, in which case I tone it down some. </p>