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Academically, how competitive are you?
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I'm not very competitive when it comes to other people in my class, but I'm extremely competitive with my sister.
A little difficult since she's two years younger than me.
I doubt it will effect me in any way at Uni, since she's interested in a different subject, but it does act as a continual motivation to do well so I have some chance at being better at something than her. So, it might do, a little.
A little difficult since she's two years younger than me.
I doubt it will effect me in any way at Uni, since she's interested in a different subject, but it does act as a continual motivation to do well so I have some chance at being better at something than her. So, it might do, a little.
Although I can have high aspirations (and don't do an awful lot about them), I'm not as competitive as people expect me to be. Which, is fine by me. 
Used to be alot more, realised now that getting the highest grades arent the be all end all.
The race is long, and in the end it's only with yourself.
I'm at a grammar school which makes it very competitive as people get straight A's and if you get anything less than B's is kinda frowned upon.
but its good, pushes me to do better, not to the extent that i care so much that i do work 24/7 just enough to get B's cuz i know thats all im capable of
but its good, pushes me to do better, not to the extent that i care so much that i do work 24/7 just enough to get B's cuz i know thats all im capable of
stretch988
I'm at a grammar school which makes it very competitive as people get straight A's and if you get anything less than B's is kinda frowned upon.
but its good, pushes me to do better, not to the extent that i care so much that i do work 24/7 just enough to get B's cuz i know thats all im capable of
but its good, pushes me to do better, not to the extent that i care so much that i do work 24/7 just enough to get B's cuz i know thats all im capable of
Same.......lol im at a grammer too and its ridiculosly competitive. But thing is...right im academically competitive..and its like a good thing i show it..because i hate the idiots who are like 'i havent revise' when they have and they're scared of showing...that annoys me. lolll...
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Same.......lol im at a grammer too and its ridiculosly competitive. But thing is...right im academically competitive..and its like a good thing i show it..because i hate the idiots who are like 'i havent revise' when they have and they're scared of showing...that annoys me. lolll...
haha yeh same! like during a levels people have been like "i havent revised" but clearly they have, i mean its a levels!
also the people who mess around all year and get 100% in AS... ( this was one of my friends, kinda annoying in ebs she would sit there and just mess around, or not turn up.. and gets straight As... just not fair lol
)I'm not competetive with other people but i do aim high
Not really, I don't care about anyone else's academic performance apart from my own. I mean, I hope my friends do well, but I don't really care how I do compared to them 
Also, I do pretty much no work in any of my classes apart from French, because I find there's not much correlation between performance in class/mock tests and the real thing - I'm more of a last minute crammer. Apart from French, I take it for granted that the rest of the class will own me, and then I'll do well in the proper exams
Also, I do pretty much no work in any of my classes apart from French, because I find there's not much correlation between performance in class/mock tests and the real thing - I'm more of a last minute crammer. Apart from French, I take it for granted that the rest of the class will own me, and then I'll do well in the proper exams
During my GCSEs = not at all.
During my AS levels = VERY. I'm in the top 3 in my year at the very least, academically.
During my AS levels = VERY. I'm in the top 3 in my year at the very least, academically.
On a scale of 1 to 10? More like 12.
Seriously though, I used to be uber competitive, especially with my best friend, since we both tend to get very high marks. It's a great feeling when you beat someone, but I don't really mind so much anymore. I know that when I go to uni that there will be people better than me, and I really don't care. It's enough for me to know that I've done my own best.
Seriously though, I used to be uber competitive, especially with my best friend, since we both tend to get very high marks. It's a great feeling when you beat someone, but I don't really mind so much anymore. I know that when I go to uni that there will be people better than me, and I really don't care. It's enough for me to know that I've done my own best.
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