I am a junior at a private high school. I have been at this school for going on six years, and yesterday was the annual award ceremony. I wasn’t really expecting to get anything (because I never have) but I was still really upset when it was over. There is a girl in my class, who is a genuinely good person and close friend of mine, who got 7 awards. I’m not jealous of her or anything, but it hit me that I’m not the best, or even particularly good, at ANYTHING I do. This girl is a truly exceptional student and I’m proud of her, but I cant help but wonder if I should give up the scholarship I worked hard to earn and move to a public school where I know I can be highly ranked. I do well at my school and work hard, I just feel like my teachers only care about the kids who they know are going far, I just want someone to make me feel like a good student, and I think I can get this at a different school. I don’t know what to do, I don’t want to disappoint my parents.
