<p>Thanks for sharing, Wiscon! I was particularly curious because I’ve just adopted my own religion, as well. Growing up, I had never gone to any sort of church. But as of this past year, I attend my city’s Unitarian Universalist one.
I get strongly opinionated comments from some, like “Wow. Don’t you think you’re putting yourself in a pretty high position, deciding how you think God is, or if there is one?” and what not. Oh well, I say to myself. I like to believe in what I believe, and accept what others do, too.</p>
<p>I was pretty much really behind mostly in elementary. I only learned to read at nine (possibly because of coming from a different country, or perhaps ADHD). After I learned to read, the teachers hated me because I would read during class )) But after nine I was the best reader/writer in the class.
I also hated math and science, history, basically all the subjects. Bad grades and the teachers disliked me.</p>
<p>But I’m in high school now, going to tenth grade, and my GPA average is 3.8.</p>
<p>Ironically when I was in grade school I studied through the night and only managed to get 80-87 when I got to high school I burned out stopped studying and raked in 95-100</p>
<p>lmao, I spent probably half of my life on neopets or whyville XD</p>
<p>i was EVIL. lol plus i was a nerd, now im way nicer and still kept the smart traits, yay me.</p>
<p>I did well in school…but i went through a trouble maker phase…1st through 4th…then i became shy and quiet</p>
<p>Arrogant, obese, obsessed with anime… only one of those remains… ahaha guess which one</p>
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<p>When I first started elementary school, I did horribly. My writing was atrocious (unfortunately that didn’t improve until 6th grade), I kept forgetting the alphabet, and added/subtracted very slowly. In 1st grade and the beginning of 2nd, due to bullying by my peers, I did even worse. Especially in those really idiotic timed mathematics tests. The administration did nothing about the bullying issue, even when it was reported that I was being strangled.</p>
<p>Then, in 3rd grade, I changed to a new school. Suddenly, I started doing a lot better. I was in the top three when it came to academics. The quality of my writing became more sophisticated and imaginative, and I became very adept at mathematics. By the time the other kids were moving onto on their 3x Tables, I was already past division. Furthermore, when I had reached 5th grade, my verbal level was already high school level. </p>
<p>Nowadays, I’m doing a lot better socially, which is a bit of a relief. :)</p>
<p>I was the socially awkward girl who didn’t have any friends. I went from always turning my homework late in kindergarten to being admitted into the GATE program in 3rd grade. My parents weren’t tiger parents or anything like that, so I dunno what happened. My first real friends were in 6th grade when I moved. Now I’m talkative, friendly, and far from shy :)</p>
<p>@wolverine but primary school prepares you for HS</p>
<p>I was SUCH a tomboy. I always hung around the guys until I realized that they only liked sitting with me at lunch because I usually brought cheese nips. Haaha. I LOVED horses, and I totally thought I was getting my Hogwarts letter during 5th grade. I wanted to be sorted into Slytherin. :)</p>
<p>Bullied 
and weird</p>
<p>Very loud in class and obnoxious, some say I was the reason my 2nd grade teacher retired half-way through the school year.
Had problems making friends.
Always deemed extremely creative and intelligent, but unable to properly communicate with people or understand right and wrong.
Almost got suspended a few times.
Yeah.</p>
<p>^^ wow you were an interesting kid!! But back then, I was such a tomboy!! I would always hang with the guys and not dress up unless my mom makes me. But i was also rather shy too which led to me being bullied a lot and i got detention a lot too cuz my school was 30 mins away from my house and i would always be late</p>
<p>Bad student, very overweight (until 6th grade thanks to ADD medicine and being forced to walk to and from school) and loud. I was the ‘funny guy’ in my classes. It embarrasses me to see pictures of myself back then, but it does remind me what I could end up being for the rest of my life if I decide to become a failure.</p>
<p>I made a lot of jokes and was really loud and very popular. Then I moved beore 6th grade and became more secluded, and decided to apply myself more in school</p>
<p>A bit more generally always happy. Extremely gullible. That ended in 5th grade. Cracked academically while taking algebra 1 in 5th grade. Had longer crushes than everyone else. Always smiling. Sports obsessed, still am.</p>