<p>i am a HS senior trying to express some feelings here…
i got into COrnell ED this year…but the fact is… i am not top 10 in my school…and i wont be ont he stage for graduation…wondering how will parents feel?? i dont know how would my mom feels…and i am kind of disappointed anyways…
sorry i am just trying to express some feelings here…hope you parents wont mind</p>
<p>Congrats on Cornell! Not quite sure I understand your question…Are you worried that your mom will be disappointed that you are not top 10?</p>
<p>A half-dozen students from our small senior class got into Cornell this year, and they’re certainly not all in the top 10. I don’t think you should worry so much about rankings. I’m sure your Mom will be very proud of you on graduation day, no matter where you’re sitting!!!</p>
<p>It is not a problem to express your feelings to parents.</p>
<p>You feel that you would have met your or your mom’s expectations if you had been in the top 10?</p>
<p>Disappointment is a tough emotion and it can really nag at you. Fortunately, time usually heals it (ice cream and a nice new electronic gadget or terrific book help, too). You’ve done so much to be proud of - so I’m certain your mom is hugely proud of you. Cornell is a great university and you have four great years ahead!</p>
<p>In time, the disappointment you’re feeling will fade, and eventually you’ll barely remember where you sat at graduation or who was in that top 10 group. More important and rewarding events in your life will displace this one in your memory. It’s fine and even necessary to feel disappointment and acknowledge it. But this too shall pass.</p>
<p>It’s not about where you sit, or how many colorful things you have around your neck. Graduation is about a rite of passage; your parents will be proud no matter what. It’s a time for you to look forward, and your parents to be proud that they raised an amazing person. Good luck!</p>
<p>For some students their hs graduation may be the culmination of their academic life and it is justifiably a big deal. </p>
<p>But for many others it is merely another stepping stone. Since it seems that your mom is not concerned about this, why should be you. Your eye should be on that ceremony 4 years hence. Now that will be a biggie.</p>
<p>My son wasn’t in the top 10 either of his graduating class and he got accepted at all 10 colleges he applied to. His best friend was val and desrved it, but I am incredibly proud of my son. Hold your head up high–you’re going to a great place.</p>
<p>I don’t know how big or how academically strong your class is, but getting accepted at Cornell is no mean feat. I’m sure your Mom is thrilled.</p>
<p>Let me get this right - the top 10 grads get to sit on stage during the ceremony? That’s just silly anyway. Do the schools stay awake at night trying to figure out ways to make everyone else feel inadequate?</p>
<p>I used to think that it was appropriate to highlight the top student(s) at graduation – they’d worked hard and deserved the recognition. Then I attended my son’s graduation. He was “just one of 290” who had his five seconds as he walked across the stage, whereas the Val got fifteen minutes to give her speech (giving her parents ample time to focus their camera) and the “best boy” and “best girl” got singled out by the headmaster. Suddlenly, I thought it was ridiculous to focus on individual students during the graduation and felt the graduation should have been about all of the 290 equally. Did I become a Communist (or just a hypocrite)? I had no problem at the awards ceremonies that preceded graduation – those seemed like the appropriate place to single out students. But I’m now thinking graduation should be about everyone and not arbitrarily singling out a couple students. I wasn’t disappointed with my son – he’s going to Yale same as the Val – and your parents won’t be disappointed with you, I was more disappointed with the non-egalitarian ceremony itself.</p>
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<p>As a parent, I can say this is absolutely true. Your mother will be focusing on trying to spot you out in the audience and not even care about how many kids are on the stage!</p>
<p>My S was in the top 10 but nobody attending his graduation would have known. They got no cords around their neck, no special seating, no recognition and not even a line in the graduation program. Graduation was the same for #6 (him) as it was for #450. He didn’t care one bit. By graduation, high school was a thing of the past for him.</p>
<p>Congrats Rach on all your achievements. You’re going to a great school in a couple of months. Don’t be sad. I’m sure your Mom is proud. My younger S will graduate next year. He is almost as close to the bottom of the class as his brother was to the top but I will still be proud of him for his accomplishment. That’s just how Moms are.</p>
<p>Cornell didn’t care.</p>
<p>Why should you?</p>
<p>I promise you, your parents don’t care!</p>
<p>I hope YOU are not feeling less than adequate. Cornell, for heaven’s sake!!! You have been accepted by a school that is very, very difficult to get into. That is truly more than “good enough.” If your classmates make an issue of anything, just be glad that you are beyond all that now!</p>
<p>By Thanksgiving break you won’t believe that you ever gave your HS class ranking a moment of your thoughts…</p>
<p>Congrats on Cornell.</p>
<p>I think the rest of the class should hang signs around their necks that say “Number 11.”</p>
<p>^^^LOL,Caretra45</p>
<p>You are going to a fantastic school and your parents are proud of you. If your mom has a momentary twinge, it’s probably because she’s disappointed for you and not for herself and if you don’t care, chances are, she won’t either. I’m a mom, trust me on this one!</p>
<p>don’t worry</p>
<p>my parents are NEVER proud of me and even they were somehow different on graduation day</p>