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[mammeor]

I dont know the real reason why, but it is real annoying...sometimes I wish those people just evaporate away from me

sublimation, definitively my favorite physical transition state he he he

 

[Ost3oclast]

Here at my school there are alot of nursing students.....ALOT. I have many classes with them and they are extremely competitive. Unfortunately I have some classes with them and they are always going on about THIS grade or THAT grade on the exams.

A couple weeks ago in anatomy a couple of the nursing students were sitting next to me and began bragging about the high B's that they got on their test. They said how much they studied and and how hard it was but they were really impressed with their scores. One of them turned to me after I got my test back and said........"so what do you want to be" I explained that I wanted to be a physician. So they all began to try to compare their entire semester scores with mine. "what did you get here?" "How about here?". I kept answering that I did well on the tests but didn't want to share my actual scores.

They pretty much smirked and thought I was lying so I decided to pull out all of my tests.....99...98.....100....98.

They never asked me anything again.

 

[Doctor Poetry]

Here at my school there are alot of nursing students.....ALOT. I have many classes with them and they are extremely competitive. Unfortunately I have some classes with them and they are always going on about THIS grade or THAT grade on the exams.

A couple weeks ago in anatomy a couple of the nursing students were sitting next to me and began bragging about the high B's that they got on their test. They said how much they studied and and how hard it was but they were really impressed with their scores. One of them turned to me after I got my test back and said........"so what do you want to be" I explained that I wanted to be a physician. So they all began to try to compare their entire semester scores with mine. "what did you get here?" "How about here?". I kept answering that I did well on the tests but didn't want to share my actual scores.

They pretty much smirked and thought I was lying so I decided to pull out all of my tests.....99...98.....100....98.
They never asked me anything again.

It must of felt hella good busting out your grades and showing them whats up

 

[iamcool]

People who get annoyed have something to hide. Sounds to me like your the one who is making stuff up. I never had a problem letting others know my grade. Work harder.

 

[Janieve]

People who get annoyed have something to hide. Sounds to me like your the one who is making stuff up. I never had a problem letting others know my grade. Work harder.

lolwut

But seriously, the people who get annoyed are those with discretion. There are those of us that boast about good scores and let total strangers know all about us - how we vote, what we think of current issues, and that oh my GOD we're on the honor roll.

And then there are those of us who would prefer people minded their own business. I don't particularly want to share my grades, my work, my political preferences, my stance on abortion and the war, or anything like that. My business is mine alone. I'll share if I want to, and usually not with strangers.

But again, it regards to your statement:

LOLWUT

 

[ILikeDrugs]

People who get annoyed have something to hide. Sounds to me like your the one who is making stuff up. I never had a problem letting others know my grade. Work harder.

People who ask nosey questions have grown up in generation entitlement. Sounds to me like you grew up in that generation. You don't have problems being nosey. F#ck off.

 

[iamcool]

Nobody is asking for your social security number.

If you had a 40 on MCAT, are you going to get annoyed if someone asks you your MCAT score? In fact, you would be proud to share it. If you went around telling everybody, then it would be different.
Similarly, if you did well on a test, you would be proud to share it if someone asks you.

Please take off the facade of humbleness. This is how human beings are. You are nothing different.

Work harder both of you.

 

[ILikeDrugs]

Nobody is asking for your social security number.

If you had a 40 on MCAT, are you going to get annoyed if someone asks you your MCAT score? In fact, you would be proud to share it. If you went around telling everybody, then it would be different.
Similarly, if you did well on a test, you would be proud to share it if someone asks you.

Please take off the facade of humbleness. This is how human beings are. You are nothing different.

Work harder both of you.

LOL. This isn't about me being humble. 🙄🙄 This is about me wondering why some person that I hardly know is constantly asking me about something so mundane and something that doesn't even concern them. He's not gonna get to know me by knowing some score. I don't ask my friends about how much they make or what grades they made in college. Why? What would I get out of it? Nothing. I'm more interested in the person. Constantly trying to 1-up everyone around you and not getting to know them is lame, and that's the only reason why people want to know your score. If you're socially competent you'll get to know the people around you by getting to know *them*, not by getting to know their numbers.

 

[iamcool]

LOL. This isn't about me being humble. 🙄🙄 This is about me wondering why some person that I hardly know is constantly asking me about something so mundane and something that doesn't even concern them. He's not gonna get to know me by knowing some score. I don't ask my friends about how much they make or what grades they made in college. Why? What would I get out of it? Nothing. I'm more interested in the person. Constantly trying to 1-up everyone around you and not getting to know them is lame, and that's the only reason why people want to know your score. If you're socially competent you'll get to know the people around you by getting to know *them*, not by getting to know their numbers.

I get what you are saying. Are you a chick? May be he likes you. 😉

 

[Musclemass]

Constantly trying to 1-up everyone around you and not getting to know them is lame, and that's the only reason why people want to know your score. If you're socially competent you'll get to know the people around you by getting to know *them*, not by getting to know their numbers.

+1

My experience is that most encounters like this involve the neurotic, antisocial/sociopathic types who have no other interests or activities besides their academics. They don't talk about anything else because there's nothing else they can talk about. They don't have an interest in getting to know others, unless that can be parlayed into some personal benefit.

 

[DM3]

what did everyone get on the mcat?

52

 

[rhesuspieces]

Nobody is asking for your social security number.

If you had a 40 on MCAT, are you going to get annoyed if someone asks you your MCAT score? In fact, you would be proud to share it. If you went around telling everybody, then it would be different.
Similarly, if you did well on a test, you would be proud to share it if someone asks you.

Please take off the facade of humbleness. This is how human beings are. You are nothing different.

Work harder both of you.

Don't be a jerk. I got a 37 on the MCAT, and although I don't avoid the issue on SDN or on my MDApps, the only people that know my score in "real life" are my boyfriend, my parents, and my best friend. There's no need to allow others to define you by a number. If not wanting others to make assumptions about you because you rocked an exam is a "facade of humbleness" then it's a facade that I have no qualms about hiding behind.

 

[iamcool]

Don't be a jerk. I got a 37 on the MCAT, and although I don't avoid the issue on SDN or on my MDApps, the only people that know my score in "real life" are my boyfriend, my parents, and my best friend. There's no need to allow others to define you by a number. If not wanting others to make assumptions about you because you rocked an exam is a "facade of humbleness" then it's a facade that I have no qualms about hiding behind.

Let me rephrase:

You know it is not nice to tell other people what your mcat score is. For example, I have a 37 MCAT and the only people who know my 37 MCAT is my parents. My BF also knows my 37 MCAT. My best friend also knows my 37 MCAT. And my best friends's friend also knows my 37 MCAT. I really don't want other people to know my 37 MCAT. I dont want them to think I have aids.

 

[Isoprop]

premeds complaining about other premeds on aboard for premeds. awesome.

but i agree, stop asking about my score. i used to just say "i did well" or "i passed" but that annoyed the hell out of people for some reason. so i tell people my score now if they ask to shut them up.

these are complete strangers by the way.

 

[marble30]

but i agree, stop asking about my score. i used to just say "i did well" or "i passed" but that annoyed the hell out of people for some reason.

This happened to me all the time - then they stayed annoyed when I told them my score unless I happened to score lower than them. Sigh. I can't win.

 

[SimplyMars9]

It is extremely irritating when people ask me about my score. Like seriously, why do you need to know? Will it make you feel any better about yourself? Are we in some competition that I didn't know about? Are you looking for a tutor and need to determine if I'm capable?

I grew up with my mom telling me to keep my personal info to myself and family, and my grades are just that, personal. Unless it was a group effort, I see no point in sharing my grade. I always feel uncomfortable letting people know my scores.

 

[rhesuspieces]

Let me rephrase:

You know it is not nice to tell other people what your mcat score is. For example, I have a 37 MCAT and the only people who know my 37 MCAT is my parents. My BF also knows my 37 MCAT. My best friend also knows my 37 MCAT. And my best friends's friend also knows my 37 MCAT. I really don't want other people to know my 37 MCAT. I dont want them to think I have aids.

😕 There is just no pleasing you, is there? For me, grades and test scores are like your salary. You don't go around broadcasting it, and if someone asks you say you're living comfortably and leave it at that.

And I only quoted my score for the sake of example. But honestly, all I am on SDN is a set of numbers and a list of schools, so I'll reference those numbers all I want. I'm not trying to rub anything in.

 

[jvesco22]

😕 There is just no pleasing you, is there? For me, grades and test scores are like your salary. You don't go around broadcasting it, and if someone asks you say you're living comfortably and leave it at that.

And I only quoted my score for the sake of example. But honestly, all I am on SDN is a set of numbers and a list of schools, so I'll reference those numbers all I want. I'm not trying to rub anything in.

That's funny. It's obvious school can be a competitive atmosphere. When I worked in sales and everyone would talk about their paychecks, the only guys/girls that didn't say anything were the one's who barely made over base pay (didn't make enough to get paid on commission). Obviously if you're working at walmart or another position where everyone gets paid roughly the same, no one is going to be asking/caring what the other person made because they already know. But if you're in a competitive atmosphere, it comes with the territory. Stop acting like it takes so much energy to tell someone what you got, as if people are asking you all day everyday.... Acting like that info is all sacred and too intimate to discuss.

 

[rhesuspieces]

That's funny. It's obvious school can be a competitive atmosphere. When I worked in sales and everyone would talk about their paychecks, the only guys/girls that didn't say anything were the one's who barely made over base pay (didn't make enough to get paid on commission). Obviously if you're working at walmart or another position where everyone gets paid roughly the same, no one is going to be asking/caring what the other person made because they already know. But if you're in a competitive atmosphere, it comes with the territory. Stop acting like it takes so much energy to tell someone what you got, as if people are asking you all day everyday.... Acting like that info is all sacred and too intimate to discuss.

I see your point, but I guess in this case it just comes down to upbringing. I was raised not to talk about things like salary or grades. It's kind of a Scandinavian/Minnesotan thing. Mentioning anything that could be remotely construed as bragging (even if another person is asking for the information) is considered very rude. So yes, that info is all sacred and too intimate to discuss.

And I never implied it's a great toll to tell someone my test scores. If anything, it's harder to avoid the issue than it is to just be up front about it all.

 

[Musclemass]

...It's kind of a Scandinavian/Minnesotan thing..

I generally share your views on this but I need to call you on this inane, ethnocentric comment.

Where else have you lived? What ethnic/cultural heritages did you find there that did not, as a homogeneous group, share your view? Yeah, right, it's a ridiculous thing to say.

 

[45408]

Here at my school there are alot of nursing students.....ALOT. I have many classes with them and they are extremely competitive. Unfortunately I have some classes with them and they are always going on about THIS grade or THAT grade on the exams.

A couple weeks ago in anatomy a couple of the nursing students were sitting next to me and began bragging about the high B's that they got on their test. They said how much they studied and and how hard it was but they were really impressed with their scores. One of them turned to me after I got my test back and said........"so what do you want to be" I explained that I wanted to be a physician. So they all began to try to compare their entire semester scores with mine. "what did you get here?" "How about here?". I kept answering that I did well on the tests but didn't want to share my actual scores.

They pretty much smirked and thought I was lying so I decided to pull out all of my tests.....99...98.....100....98.

They never asked me anything again.

I love that you had all of your tests with you.

 

[deleted307836]

I generally share your views on this but I need to call you on this inane, ethnocentric comment.

Where else have you lived? What ethnic/cultural heritages did you find there that did not, as a homogeneous group, share your view? Yeah, right, it's a ridiculous thing to say.

I don't think there's anything wrong with that statement. Of course there are people who guard such information everywhere... but having grown up in Minnesota myself, this tendency is completely magnified there, and is definitely rooted in its Scandinavian history.

 

[rhesuspieces]

I generally share your views on this but I need to call you on this inane, ethnocentric comment.

Where else have you lived? What ethnic/cultural heritages did you find there that did not, as a homogeneous group, share your view? Yeah, right, it's a ridiculous thing to say.

Oh boy, I've lived in seven states around the U.S. and I've spend a not insignificant amount of time outside of the U.S. I've had lots of experience with a lot of different people, some who were brought up like I was and some who were brought up learning that it's OK to talk about personal achievements. I was just defending my personal beliefs with a generalization that I didn't realize would seem offensive. If anything, I meant to convey the point that people have different beliefs about what's OK and not OK to talk about based on upbringing.

I didn't mean to champion one heritage over all others and I'm sorry if anything I said came across as ethnocentric. I think you might have misconstrued what was meant to be a lighthearted comment on the "Minnesota nice" stereotype.

 

[rhesuspieces]

I don't think there's anything wrong with that statement. Of course there are people who guard such information everywhere... but having grown up in Minnesota myself, this tendency is completely magnified there, and is definitely rooted in its Scandinavian history.

thanks for backing me up there. 😀 I should have been more careful, though...what's a funny stereotype in Minnesota might be viewed differently elsewhere. I should have been more cognizant of that, especially seeing as how I haven't even lived in MN my whole life!

 

[Isoprop]

Man, I didn't know MN had so many racists.

j/k

People need to lighten up in here.

 

[rafflecopter]

I think a distinction must be made as to the context of these questions.

For instance, I have had friends in all of my pre-med classes and they always asked me what I got on an exam. I was fine with this.

On the other hand, I have had people I don't even know ask me what I got on an exam. I find this to be a bit inappropriate, but I still answered the question.

That being said, I never asked anyone how they did unless it was a friend I studied with before an exam. Two reasons for this: a) its none of my business and b) chances are I did better than them anyway and no need to make them jealous when the inevitable follow up question "so how did you do?" comes around.

I think it all comes down to WHY you're asking the question. If you're trying to see how someone did and if they did poorly offer to help them out, this is appropriate. If your only purpose is to reinforce your self-esteem, this is NOT appropriate.

I've also encountered this with regards to MCAT scores. If the person is older and knows you're applying to medical school when they ask you, it is likely because they are trying to either find something to cheer about or to offer encouragement if you did not do so well - either case is for good reasons. When pre-meds ask you this question, it could either be that they a) actually care how you did, b) want to hear that you did worse than them, or c) want to know what the test was like. 66% of these then will be with good intentions.

 

[rhesuspieces]

Man, I didn't know MN had so many racists.

j/k

People need to lighten up in here.

haha, actually I have a friend at a school out east that wrote a column for his school newspaper about how racist MN is. He got the idea when I informed him that Minnesotans play "duck, duck, grey duck" instead of "duck, duck, goose." Discrimination based on duck color.

 

[Hah]

Eh, I don't know what the big deal is.... I just tell anyone who asks. I have no shame, people are naturally curious and I'm happy to humor them. Though some of these stories are a little extreme... Only people that asks me are friends who I assume ask because they care. But on that note... I don't ask people because I am too worried about my own ass to care 😛.

 

[circulus vitios]

They pretty much smirked and thought I was lying so I decided to pull out all of my tests.....99...98.....100....98.

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[ILikeDrugs]

I think a distinction must be made as to the context of these questions.

I think it all comes down to WHY you're asking the question. If you're trying to see how someone did and if they did poorly offer to help them out, this is appropriate. If your only purpose is to reinforce your self-esteem, this is NOT appropriate.

This is probably the only reason why people ask you. I doubt all those people in class asking for our scores are going to take time out of their life to help someone out because they genuinely care about someone else's grade. 🙄 And if they are trying to help someone out, those asking don't need to know the score. If I feel that someone might need help or if I was really concerned about someone doing well, I would let them know that I know the material really well and that I might be able to help them with that specific topic like a socially competent person would do.

That's funny. It's obvious school can be a competitive atmosphere. When I worked in sales and everyone would talk about their paychecks, the only guys/girls that didn't say anything were the one's who barely made over base pay (didn't make enough to get paid on commission). Obviously if you're working at walmart or another position where everyone gets paid roughly the same, no one is going to be asking/caring what the other person made because they already know. But if you're in a competitive atmosphere, it comes with the territory. Stop acting like it takes so much energy to tell someone what you got, as if people are asking you all day everyday.... Acting like that info is all sacred and too intimate to discuss.

Are you trying to say that only people who make low grades don't like talking about their grades? 🙄 Are you a wizard?


It's not that it takes energy. It's just that I don't care about them. I don't care for someone like you who asks me for my grade. You're just not important. You're not worth impressing. An ice-cream cone on a hot day means more to me than impressing you. I don't care if you think I scored well or if you know that my last physics exam was a 74/75 because I forgot to put that negative sign to signify that the image was formed to the left of the lens. I just don't care for you, brah. 😉