<p>Am I the only one who's happy when other people get not so good grades on their report cards because I know that means another spot up in the rankings???</p>
<p>I'm certain you're not the only one, because I'm certain you're human (unless you're not) But that has to be the most self-centered, opportunistic, scheming thing I've heard in a while (I'm required to say that)</p>
<p>Wow I never actually think of it that way, when I get better grades I just feel a sense of accomplishment. But I never went crazy and really happy because of my grades. But higher ranking surely makes it better!</p>
<p>I actually never find out my friends grades because by the time we get our grades, we are all thinking "One semester gone, one more semester to go."</p>
<p>Most of my friends are either significantly above me or below me, so no. I might be a little pleased if I knew someone a few places above me was messing up, but really, I don't care if my ranking increases just one person.</p>
<p>You're not the only one. Since I got those 2 B+'s in freshman year, I've been rather gleeful when someone who's used to getting straight A's is brought down a noch by a B+. Especially since I've finally, FINALLY gotten my first set of straight A's since 7th grade. Now let's just hope that I can raise my pitiful geometry grade with the next test. That or pray that everyone else fails it.</p>
<p>It's much less work with the second option.</p>
<p>my school doesn't rank :] thank goddd, otherwise i'd probably do my best to sabotage everyone else's grades personally.</p>
<p>Hahaha. I am REALLY competitive sometimes... like kind of paranoid if someone who used to be WAY below me somehow [miraculously] moves up or starts doing better. It's not really a good thing to be like that =/ but I (similar to ^) would want to sabotage their grades ;) Just kidding.
But you get the point. </p>
<p>And people who are ranked above me are currently doing worse... I don't know if I should be happy or not. </p>
<p>So I guess you're not the ONLY one who's like this.</p>
<p>Meh, I never really think of it like that, and I try not to be competitive in school.</p>
<p>I honestly never feel that way. That could be because the people ahead of me blantantly cheat and get really bad scores on sat iis :)</p>
<p>Well I am number 2 in my class and I get excited whenever the girl who is number 1 gets a bad grade...like she got a 47 on the last AP bio test and I got a 93...I was very happy because of the possibility of a shift to number 1. If it were like the difference between like 54 and 53 I wouldn't care, but when it's so high stakes, you have to be happy.</p>
<p>lol...good!</p>
<p>my school doesn't rank.</p>
<p>so i can say "i'm satisfied in doing my best."</p>
<p>i do get kind of excited when people ahead of me do bad. mainly because i want to move up in rank. im 10 now and i want to be 9 just because its single digit lol..kind of silly..o well:D</p>
<p>I'm competitive, but not to the point where I'm pleased when other people do poorly. </p>
<p>That's a horrible, self-centered way to think, IMO.</p>
<p>nah my school isnt all that competitive and the next person below me has an unweighted GPA that is about 3 pts lower so....yeah.</p>
<p>backlash, by saying what you said you're essentially saying that I am horrible and self-centered. i do not see anything horrible about it. I want to move up in class rank. People above me doing worse will help that..why should I not be a little excited when they do poorly? Have you ever heard the theory of mercantalism..it's kind of like that but with grades. Eh I just hate when people act morally superior.</p>
<p>ultrahypercompetitive kids... sigh</p>
<p>like 5 freshman (incl me) are tied for val right now at my school. there would have been 6, exept for the principal's son got an A- in geometry. I want to be sole val, so I am hoping for the other 4 to mess up.</p>
<p>GreenDayFan, sorry if I came off as insulting. That wasn't my intention at all. </p>
<p>I believe that one should always be striving for self-improvement instead of worrying about how they compare with others. So what if someone does poorly and you gain a rank or two? The increase in rank is kind of meaningless because you're not any better for it, you only seem better when compared to those around you. </p>
<p>I know I'm not perfect. I too have my moments of pleasure when the normally perfect student doesn't do so well. But I realize that it's not a good way to think; it doesn't make me any better, and it's destructive and harmful to others.</p>