<p>I’m ranked #30 out of 437 students - within the top 7% of my class… I know being within the top 10% is good, I guess, but I’ve been conditioned (partly due to CC, and parental pressure) to be within the top 10 students, not 10 percent.</p>
<p>Bleh.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Come on. You know better than to let the CC norm become reality.</p>
<p>CC norm is what I strive for, though.</p>
<p>You<code>re joking, right? I</code>m going to take a <em>wild</em> guess and say no, you`re serious.
Really. 30. Out of 437.
No, Im not going to answer that, because you probably wouldnt like what I`d say to that.</p>
<p>That`s my answer.</p>
<p>
Achievement Unlocked - Became delusional</p>
<p>chill.</p>
<p>The rank you are in high school isn’t something of utmost concern… ten years from now, you’ll be looking back and feeling like a fool.</p>
<p>Don’t want to be mean, but really. Don’t stress over this stuff.</p>
<p>Niquii’s response best answers your question.</p>
<p>Oh, come on. Would you like to trade ranks? I’m in the top 20%, I’d gladly take your 7%.</p>
<p>Preamble not that you are
But that question
is
very
Trollish
Top 7% <em>GASP</em></p>
<p>YOU DONT DESERVE TO GO TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE!!!</p>
<p>Seriously relax. Its good. Your better than 93% of the rest of your school. If thats awfull then i dont know what is</p>
<p>Yes. You should forget about college applications and start working on your McDonald’s application.</p>
<p>If you’re unsatisfied with your class rank, there is a simple solution. Work harder, and get better grades.</p>
<p>Come on, just because you’re #1 doesn’t mean you’re the best. There will always be someone better than you.</p>
<p>For example, I was #1 at my high school (out of only 40 students - fairly small HS). At MIT, I’m usually somewhere in the bottom half on exams. Some exams I was over one standard deviation below the average. Do I fret over that? No I don’t. I just try to do the best I can without killing myself.</p>
<p>I don’t like this thread, this disappoints me. @Preamble1776 We all know that class rank is somewhat important, but don’t play follow the leader. To be honest, CC is nothing, don’t compare yourself with the people on here, this is not the purpose of this site. You’re smart, at least you’re in the 7% in your class, many students would love to be in your place, and you’re complaining.</p>
<p>Congrats!! You’re qualified for Berkeley UCLA and maybe Stanford</p>
<p>Have a nice day</p>
<p>30 will actually be a great hindrance depending on your school quality and the place you’re applying.</p>
<p>Seriously.</p>
<p>IDk why everyones jumping on you for wanting be top 10. If you want it, work harder, and study. Simple as that.</p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with setting goals…</p>
<p>There<code>s nothing wrong with preamble wanting to get there, it</code>s the fact that OP compares to CC, which is very unrealistic.</p>
<p>The sarcasm hurts, guize. Stawp it.</p>
<p>No I understand you completely, preamble. I get the feeling of having worked hard, and almost feeling a letdown when you realized it all might be for naught, and you might end up just being mediocre. I get that; as a matter of fact, I feel that constantly.</p>
<p>But in the end, you have to keep things in perspective. You will never be the best. And there is no point in being the best. Instead, focus on learning, not rote memorization, enjoying, not cramming, and understanding. That is what you will take with you out of high school, not some ******** rank.</p>
<p>At the same time however, I know that it creates a sort of inferiority complex when you see other people with valedictorian, 2400, cure for cancer, etc. But just focus on yourself: live your own life, and all things will fall into place. And I don’t mean by “God’s grace,” I mean that if you have faith in yourself, and focus on what you want in life, then you will go far. How do you think most of our billionaires rise? Not from cramming to become valedictorian. They were the people who focused on excellence, instead of “winning.” And success inevitably followed them.</p>
<p>What I’m trying to say is, stop worrying about external expectations and live. Stop caring whether some dip**** has a 100.47 average while you only have a 96. That doesn’t matter, and will never matter. Just focus on yourself and your own life, and you’ll be fine, in college apps and also, the future.</p>
<p>Preamble man, I see you making all these insightful threads in the featured discussions, so I expected a slightly higher degree of self-awareness than average from you. I am disappointed bro (LOL only kidding of course…I was probly much worse at your age).</p>
<p>“There will always be someone better than you.” Statistically impossible. There are a finite amount of people. To always have someone “better”, there must be an infinite amount of people in the universe.</p>
<p><em>has to point that out for once since it bugs her</em></p>