<p>I'm not competitive at all. I hate how competitive people are. Thats why I don't like playing sports (although I do anyway, for the physical activity). If the the team I'm on doesn't win, its the end of the world for them. As far as academically, its also annoying. Whether you got higher or lower than someone on a math test is not not going to determine the outcome of your life. I've stopped answering competitive people who ask me what I got on the SAT, what rank I am, whats my GPA, what I got on my last report card, or what I got on a previous test, even though a lot of times its higher than what they got.</p>
<p>I've posted stats on this site in asking for help, and on a board asking SAT scores because everyone's was so high, I thought some of the "average" people on the site (myself included) didn't have to be discouraged from the board or something. ;P I'm pretty sure mine were among the lowest on the board, but it doesn't bother me.</p>
<p>Years from now its not going to matter if I got a 57 or 97 on a test for literary devices. What will matter is if I'm doing what I love and my grades do not to be better than everyone I know in order to do so. Being so competitive is stressful in my opinion and takes the joy out of things.</p>
<p>Someone is always going to be better than you at something. Whether or not you realize it is different. No point in becoming depressed over it.</p>