"Most Likely to Succeed" Burden

**Jester** · 05-11-2011, 09:44 AM

So, being voted "Most Likely to Succeed" causes pressure on students, and some schools are even discontinuing the practice of superlatives all together to keep from stressing people out. I seriously don't remember who was "Most Likely to Succeed" from my high school...actually I dug out my old yearbooks and looked...THOSE PEOPLE BETTER HAVE SUCCEEDED...if they haven't I'll be sooo let down. [/sarcasm]
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...1355921584.htm

*Revan* · 05-11-2011, 10:41 AM

the link brought me here

*gobo* · 05-11-2011, 11:06 AM

Same here.

**Jester** · 05-11-2011, 04:20 PM

Really...that sucks. Let me see if I can get a working link.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...share_facebook
Ok...here's hoping....

*oldmanwinters* · 05-11-2011, 04:44 PM

Looks like I got lucky and just won "Best Personality."

Wait... does that imply something bad about the way I look???

*gobo* · 05-11-2011, 04:59 PM

You're just now figuring that out?

*oldmanwinters* · 05-11-2011, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gobo

You're just now figuring that out?

lol, I try not to think about that. haha

*Spitfire* · 05-11-2011, 05:18 PM

The people voted most likely to succeed from my graduating class ended up working at Starbucks and Long's Drugs. Hilarious.

**Jester** · 05-11-2011, 05:18 PM

What's funny is the girl who won "MLtS" my freshman year...just graduated with her PharmD...doctorate of pharmaceutical sciences....one of the people in my high school is a doc.

Knew my high school crush would succeed.

*Powder* · 05-11-2011, 05:29 PM

I was "most artistic". I've not failed! Though better artists have come out of my school.

Cowabunga Kiefer · 05-11-2011, 07:16 PM

I was voted "most talented"...but I'm still the same. I don't think there's any pressure, and it's not like I want to audition for "America's Got Talent" or some reality show. I just want to make a career out of what I'm good at.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-11-2011, 08:12 PM

So many of those high school class elections are joke awards anyway. Class pet, class pest, class clown, quietest, funniest, etc.; it's all in good fun, right?

I think anybody who feels burdened by their senior high school class elections must have insecurity issues to begin with. I mean, it's not like each student has to give an annual report on their progress to the school board or give a speech at their class reunions to let everybody know if they lived up to their expectations.

At least, I don't think so...

*Redeemer* · 05-12-2011, 03:17 AM

I am probable one of the youngest dromers on here and I jst graduated, we did not even have any class elections. If we did have some I think I would have easily won the quietest award sense My senior year was my first year at the school and I was constantly sick the second half of the year...either that or most athletic. I am not sure....

*BubblyShell22* · 05-12-2011, 08:14 AM

I was voted as Most Dramatic in my senior class. I think it was due to the fact that I was in Drama Club and was in the plays during all my years of high school.

*gobo* · 05-12-2011, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

I was in Drama Club and was in the plays during all my years of high school.

So, you were a drama Gleek? Figures...

*BubblyShell22* · 05-12-2011, 01:38 PM

Yeah, but I wasn't a Gleek then. But now, yeah, I'm a drama Gleek. I also sang in choir too.

*oldmanwinters* · 05-12-2011, 04:14 PM

Perhaps as a reflection of how vague my memory can be, I just recalled that I was not voted "Best Personality," but rather "Best Attitude." I guess that doesn't have quite the implicit negative connotation about my physical appearance. Or so one can hope...

05-11-2011, 09:44 AM	#1
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	"Most Likely to Succeed" Burden So, being voted "Most Likely to Succeed" causes pressure on students, and some schools are even discontinuing the practice of superlatives all together to keep from stressing people out. I seriously don't remember who was "Most Likely to Succeed" from my high school...actually I dug out my old yearbooks and looked...THOSE PEOPLE BETTER HAVE SUCCEEDED...if they haven't I'll be sooo let down. [/sarcasm] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...1355921584.htm __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-11-2011, 10:41 AM	#2
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	the link brought me here __________________

05-11-2011, 11:06 AM	#3
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	Same here. __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

05-11-2011, 04:20 PM	#4
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	Really...that sucks. Let me see if I can get a working link. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...share_facebook Ok...here's hoping.... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

05-11-2011, 04:44 PM	#5
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,509	Looks like I got lucky and just won "Best Personality." Wait... does that imply something bad about the way I look??? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

05-11-2011, 04:59 PM	#6
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	You're just now figuring that out? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

05-11-2011, 05:18 PM	#8
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	The people voted most likely to succeed from my graduating class ended up working at Starbucks and Long's Drugs. Hilarious. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

05-11-2011, 05:29 PM	#10
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I was "most artistic". I've not failed! Though better artists have come out of my school.

05-11-2011, 07:16 PM	#11
Cowabunga Kiefer Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Born in Nashville, now I live in NYC. No TMNT sightings yet... Posts: 303	I was voted "most talented"...but I'm still the same. I don't think there's any pressure, and it's not like I want to audition for "America's Got Talent" or some reality show. I just want to make a career out of what I'm good at.

05-11-2011, 08:12 PM	#12
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,509	So many of those high school class elections are joke awards anyway. Class pet, class pest, class clown, quietest, funniest, etc.; it's all in good fun, right? I think anybody who feels burdened by their senior high school class elections must have insecurity issues to begin with. I mean, it's not like each student has to give an annual report on their progress to the school board or give a speech at their class reunions to let everybody know if they lived up to their expectations. At least, I don't think so... __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items! Last edited by oldmanwinters; 05-11-2011 at 09:05 PM.

05-12-2011, 03:17 AM	#13
Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	I am probable one of the youngest dromers on here and I jst graduated, we did not even have any class elections. If we did have some I think I would have easily won the quietest award sense My senior year was my first year at the school and I was constantly sick the second half of the year...either that or most athletic. I am not sure.... __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

05-12-2011, 08:14 AM	#14
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I was voted as Most Dramatic in my senior class. I think it was due to the fact that I was in Drama Club and was in the plays during all my years of high school. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

05-12-2011, 01:38 PM	#16
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Yeah, but I wasn't a Gleek then. But now, yeah, I'm a drama Gleek. I also sang in choir too. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

05-12-2011, 04:14 PM	#17
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,509	Perhaps as a reflection of how vague my memory can be, I just recalled that I was not voted "Best Personality," but rather "Best Attitude." I guess that doesn't have quite the implicit negative connotation about my physical appearance. Or so one can hope... __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!