Angriegator

Haha, upper classmen don't know me by my name, but as -insert sister's name- little sister. Really though, my sister is better at english and history, while I'm better at math and science. I think she's a lot smarter than me, but she's really really really lazy in most classes, but she still gets good grades. I guess I try harder. It doesn't really faze me, we're good at our own separate things.

lax_a_daisy

but at least you try hard right? i always used to be the little sister who everyone knew, i kept good grades, and i didn't even try at all. it also hurts the most when comparisons come from your relatives (i.e. grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc). that's actually the thing that gets me the most. i do a lot of stuff outside of school too --- have i already said that? ---- but it seems not to matter because i am academically inferior...

Angriegator

Well if you try harder, than your grades might become even better! (: As other people have said, find something you love to do, and really go for it. Your own unique little thing.
And honestly, I think that
one's own opinion > opinions from other people, so you can maybe tell them you don't appreciate their critique

skp

I think it's just as bad as being overshadowed by distant relatives. I have some cousins down in MO who got into this exclusive BA/MD program at UMKC, which I was rejected from. Of course, they enjoy bringing up the subject, but fail to remember that they applied ten years ago and are instate. It's just irritating.

Shuffle

I feel your pain. =[ What sucks is when almost all of your teachers have had your siblings as students before you. All my science teachers have had my siblings before and they expect me to do the same kind of work. But none of them seem to realize that I'm not my sister or brother and I don't do as much homework as either of them!

komodohdragon

lol my older brother overshadows me ALOT... but then again, I am the only girl in a family of se7en guys! o.O

sabah1991

My brother is smarter than me and that makes me a sad panda..

Angriegator

Know it'll be okay, you cannot be as sad as this panda.

http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs8/300W...oochacha26.jpg

You just cannot be as sad as this panda. It's unheard of.

Sheed30

Angriegator...t.hat was awesome

hyperJulie

I feel kind of bad for my little brother sometimes, because I think out of my family I'm the one who sort of overshadows the rest. I'm not at all special by CC standards, but between the two of us, he's the one that gets As, I'm the one that gets higher As. He takes AP classes, I take more.

I really wish my family would do more to focus on the things that he's good at, because I feel really guilty when they talk about me and not him. I know he notices because he gets sort of quiet. :/

goolsci

Try talking to your sibling about it. But unfortunatly, i can't promise that will do anything. I am in the position of a middle child. My brother goes to a state school (he's actually in a really top program there, but most people don't know that) and my sister is a freshman in high school. I have been getting all of this attention for getting into top schools and I don'ttry. I feel bad for my sister because she has to be around this all of the time. But she is a lot better than me artistically. So people are always impressed when they see her artwork. Just keep doing well in school and find something you really like to do and you will no longer be living in your siblings shadow

Narcissa

which school?

MidwestMom2Kids_

I would love to see my son excel in some really cool extracurricular that my daughter wasn't in. My daughter is graduating this year and she is a tough act to follow. My son will be a freshman at the same high school next year. I think it helps that they are four years apart and that she's a girl, he's a boy - people will not be likely to "compare" them. Also, their personalities are pretty different - she's really enthusiastic about things that interest her and exuberant/"high on life"; he's laid back/mellow.

The other day he said, "You don't expect me to do everything she did, do you?" And the answer is No, MidwestDad and I would prefer that he have more time to eat and sleep! Fewer AP classes and fewer activities PLEASE.

Mr Bobo

I'm smarter than my brother, but he's way more sociable and charismatic, so I guess it kind of evens out.

Mishaal

I have a brother and despite the fact that I'm female and four years younger, we're often reminded how similar we are. Everything from "Oh goodness, you're both hilarious!" to "Your brother used to mess up my whiteboards as well! Hah!"

Though, the funniest BY FAR was when I was ushering at the school play and I girl whom I had never seen before comes up to me and says "Do you have a brother?" ... [me] "yes..." "Oh my gosh, I knew it! You look just like him, and you talk just like him, too"

It was... awkward at first, but she was such a sweetheart after getting to talk to her (Turns out she was a friend of my brother :P )

I guess I don't really mind being so similar personality and appearance wise because academically we both have our DIFFERENT points of interest - he does really well with writing and reading-based classes, whereas I prefer math and science.

Wow. Ramble over now, I promise, hehe.