What percent of self described "top of the class" lying Forum

[rad lulz]

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[Cicero76]

^ lol solid find

Not often TLS makes me literally lol

[Mal Reynolds]

I think it's gotta be like 50% of self described.

Yeah, probably at least that.
Part of it may be due to the ambiguity of what "top of the class" means and how much students exaggerate their standing. Is it just the #1 person in the entire class? Or top 1%? or top 5? or top 10%? I'm sure some people in the top 20% would even consider themselves as being at the "top of the class".

0L with a followup question, isn't it poor form to say you're "Top of the Class" unless explicitly asked? Wouldn't "I'm doing well" be a more appropriate response to a question about your grades?

On that note, I assume grades are similar to salary in that asking acquaintances or people you only tangentially know would be seen as intrusive / rude unless they volunteered it. What can you possibly say instead of "That's great" or "Keep your chin up." Obviously it's different for friends who you want to congratulate or support depending on the result.

Don't mention specific grades except with VERY close friends, preferably in another section. Just be vague unless asked directly, and then be as vague as possible while not being awkward. "I did well/okay/could've done better" is about as specific as I'll get with any but the truest of bros. Depending on where you go, this should get drilled into your head throughout 1L until grades. It just sucks because the person bragging about how well they did tends to not realize that their success came at the direct expense of someone else. Bragging about how you got an A in torts to someone who got a B- is kind of shitty.

QFNP,

And yet, here you are.

Some do and some don't. All 3 of my substantive classes have midterms, and none of them are graded or count for anything. Apparently we're going to discuss them in class. I WANT A CURVED GRADE SO BAD. The uncertainty is killing me. (Although I think that's the point.)

My Torts midterm was curved. I did well on it (actually an A+, which is cool), but at the same time I wish it wasn't graded. My section has gotten weird trying to find out who got what since then. Meanwhile I'm the guy in the back, quietly gunning my way to law review.

[rayiner]

After first semester 1L grades came out, my TLS-er study buddy and I awkwardly tried to figure out each others grades. It wasn't so much trying to one-up each other, but a "I'm not fucked for life--I hope you aren't fucked for life?"

[First Offense]

Jesus - I troll a bit when I first start my alt and Mal butthurt Reynolds will pull it up for the rest of my existence.

[chem!]

Ohhh, I see, you were trolling.

[Mal Reynolds]

The lolitrollu routine is the best response you could think of?

[beepboopbeep]

QFNP

Poor form, even with a great post.

[First Offense]

Ohhh, I see, you were trolling.

Enough about how everybody loves me. Back on topic.

[RodneyRuxin]

Ohhh, I see, you were trolling.

Enough about how everybody loves me. Back on topic.

^Falsely assumes there's a "topic" in a DF thread

[09042014]

Ohhh, I see, you were trolling.

Enough about how everybody loves me. Back on topic.

^Falsely assumes there's a "topic" in a DF thread

I'll be dead before I take shit from a guy named after the worst character on the league (other than pete)