Parents, please tell me the truth --- Arrogant Kids?

[Pizzagirl]

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I think that many of the kids who post on CC are not among the most popular kids at their high schools because their academic success sets them apart. So they don’t get to be cocky at school. But here, among other kids with high academic aspirations – some of whom may have qualifications inferior to their own – they get a rare chance to be cocky, and some of them indulge themselves.

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<p>I think this is incredibly insightful. I mean, let’s face it, the kids on CC who are putting down (say) #13 on the USNWR list because it’s not as awesome as #9, or who spend their time trying to sub-rank and sub-tier the nation’s best schools – they ARE kind of putzes, and it IS kind of hard to think of them as being well-liked by the rank and file.</p>