<p>Me and my 3 brothers are all pretty smart, but me (2nd child) and my youngest brother are definetly smarter then the other two, particularly the older one.
The main difference between us is motivation. My older brother can get on with stuff, but he was little ambition and doesn’t do that great in tests. My next youngest brother (3rd child) has other priorities other than schoolwork, sport, and although is highly competitive, has little more ambition than brother 1. My youngest brother is the smartest of all of us, but he’s spoilt and can never be bothered to work hard at anything, even bringing his homework back. I think he has bigger long term dreams than the others though, so maybe will start working harder one day.
I would say I’m definetly the most motivated, and the only one of us looking outside the box- I’ve always dreamed of attending a US uni and may be applying to boarding school in the US soon.</p>
<p>I have to disagree…I’m the youngest. My brother goes to Stanford. Me on the other hand,…I’m not even near going to Stanford hahahha. But I am more spoiled and I’m a girl so my parents always give me money to buy clothes and female necessities :)</p>
<p>edit: read the thread wrong…i have to AGREE. hahahaaha lolol but im dumber</p>
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<p>I just looked it up:
“More conscientious, ambitious and aggressive than their younger siblings, firstborns are over-represented at Harvard and Yale as well as disciplines requiring higher education such as medicine, engineering or law. Every astronaut to go into space has been either the oldest child in his or her family or the eldest boy. And throughout history – even when large families were the norm – more than half of all Nobel Prize winners and U.S. presidents have been first born.
Famous eldest children include: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Richard Branson, J.K. Rowling and Winston Churchill. And macho movie stars are First Born, too, including Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis and all the actors who have played James Bond.”</p>
<p>I kind of disagree. All the kids in my family are pretty smart, but we all have different ways of using that intelligence. My oldest brother is definitely the smartest, and he’s the really intellectual genius type. But he has no motivation, so he doesn’t do great. Though he is a freshman at UCLA, so he definitely did well enough in high school.
I [the middle-child] think I’m fairly smart, though not nearly as much as my older brother. But I’m a lot more motivated than him. Even when I’m unmotivated, I’m more motivated than him. I have to work a lot harder to do as well as he does, but I have bigger plans and dreams. I’m the goal-oriented one.
My younger brother is very similar to my older brother. They’re both really smart, but stubborn and unmotivated. He can look really dumb because he just refuses to do certain things, but I think he’s smarter than he shows. Then again, he’s only six, so it’s hard to tell. I think he’ll end up being the one who does sports. He’s a pretty odd child. Though I guess my other brother and I are, too. : P</p>
<p>As far as being spoiled goes, it’s hard to say. Before my little brother was born, I think my older brother and I were treated equally. Though I’d say he’s always received the most attention. All throughout his high school, he got the most attention out of all of us because my parents were really focused on getting him into college. He’d probably be the most spoiled if he actually wanted anything, but he’s pretty content with the basic necessities.
I usually get what I ask for, though I don’t ask for much, and requests are often granted unwillingly. haha. I get the least attention out of all of us, for sure. Though I know that’s partially because I can actually take care of myself.
My little brother is pretty spoiled. He gets ton of attention and stuff, and gets away with wayyyy more than my older brother and I did.</p>
<p>I would say I’m definitely smarter at my age than my older sister was. </p>
<p>As far as spoiled goes, I’m not spoiled, but I think my sister is. My sister grew up while my dad was more willing to spend money, but now that he’s become A LOT more stingy, she acts like she can do whatever she wants. “Oh, I have the money so even if Dad said I can’t buy that camera, I’ll still buy it anyways. It’s my money.” She says things like that a lot. I’m not exactly used to my dad’s stinginess yet, but I don’t have my sister’s attitude at all.</p>
<p>My sister is also less motivated. She’s fine with going to a normal state school while I have my eyes set on at least top 20. Because of this, my parents are very inexperienced with the things I want to do and it sometimes angers me because they don’t have the leniency they should have. Basically, there are things like contests and summer programs I want to do that cost money, but my parents are just like “Oh, you don’t need this,” ONLY because my sister didn’t do it and she turned out fine(ish). </p>
<p>Long story short: I wish I had an older sibling who I could look up to. Unfortunately, I’m left with only self motivation. I don’t have any real life examples to follow.</p>
<p>My younger brother’s childhood is so much different than mine and my older brother’s. The little one is 9, I’m 16, older one is almost 19. I didn’t watch nearly as much tv/video games/computer games as my younger brother does now. My older brother and I spent so much more time outside going to parks, running around, playing with toys, or reading. The little one is already consumed with pop culture. It’s really sad, and I actually feel bad for my younger brother. My childhood was a lot simpler but definitely happier and more valuable.</p>