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[quote=Anonymous]I was a "nothing" in high school. Took all the hardest classes, got straight As, was quiet but nice enough so I had "friends." Almost none of those friends were "true" friends though -- they'd sit with me at lunch or partner up with me on projects, but socially they pretty much mocked me bc I was a tomboy (nothing ridiculous but a jeans and t shirt girl, no makeup, ponytail, good at sports though not crazy good) and I spent my time being sarcastic back to them and taking an "I don't care what anyone thinks" attitude. Because of that they did think I was confident and smart and that raised my stock more (though honestly I was like that bc I was defensive and didn't want anyone to know that it hurt my feelings to always prove that I belonged instead of just being accepted like all our other friends). Anyway I made it clear that high school for me was 100% about making it to the ivys and nothing else.

So I graduated #2 in my class, made it to the Ivys for undergrad and law school. Did 8 yrs in biglaw where I worked my ass off but of course wasn't considered "partner material" as I'm not one of them either -- being in a practice group that was getting slower and slower as well as being an Indian woman did not help my causes. So then I was unemployed for a while, and now I've landed in a govt job that others think is prestigious while I am missing my law firm life -- not that that firm wants me anyway.

So I was pretty much a nothing then and my existence didn't matter to anyone (but my parents) and sadly 15 yrs later, it's about the same.[/quote]

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