<p>Yes, the OP referred to herself as not wanting to be seen as a “smart slacker”. It was in response to post #2, which said:</p>
<p>“whether you have a diagnosed learning disability, or ADHD, or had some health problems in high school, or started off slow as a freshman but had increasingly better grades as the years went on, or vice versa, or you just slid on through high school with a minimum of effort and never really had to study, or were heavily involved in sports…”</p>
<p>Both the OP and EastCoastCrazy were characterizing a 3.8 as a GPA you’d have if you were with a “smart slacker” – or “just slid through high school with a minimum of effort” – which, to me, is the definition of a slacker. And also, to think a 3.8 indicates a possible learning disability??? </p>
<p>Sorry, but I think that kind of comment has no perspective on what a good/great GPA is. I think what people are trying to tell the OP is to be proud of the 3.8 and even if her school is full of 4.0 kids, to not lose the perspective that 3.8 is still a significant accomplishment.</p>