Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : So let me just address this first, most of my life I have been a "bigger" guy and have most of my life been bullied for it. This would include Kindergarten through high school which is 8+ years of my life. I've never really stood up for myself because I would get made fun of for going to a teacher and telling them what was going on. So I put up with it, except when I got to 8th grade. During this year when everyone had decided what high school they'd be going to I noticed something. 

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I has the best grades in both of the 8th grade classes. Once I figured this out, I knew exactly how I could get back at them for bullying me. Since no one wanted to be associated with me, I spent most of my time at home constantly doing homework and studying and getting help from my parents when I needed it. By the time we were meeting to see who all got scholarships at our church (I went to a Catholic school so we had one) We waited to see who got what scholarships. The looks on their faces after it was over is something I will always remember (including the parents). 

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Yes some did get scholarships from different colleges I wasn't going to, but they only gave it to one student. I received many awards for my grades as well as my services during mandatory mass and even received a server of the year award many others thought they would receive. The biggest scholarship however, was a two-thousand five hundred dollar scholarship to a high school of the student's choosing, and guess who got it :). The scholarship is awarded by the principal of the school and the teachers who teach 8th grade. Both the teachers and student pick a student who has excelled in their education and has shown how much they care about their grades. 

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When I was given this scholarship I could see both happy smiles, but moreover dirty looks. My parents were so proud of me for doing so well and earning so many scholarships. Now the main school that a bunch of my classmates wanted to go to is a really nice private high school who's tuition is anything far from cheap and earning scholarships there could have really helped lessen the cost per year. So the real question I'm dying to know from other people who know nothing about to avoid a biased answer, is Am I the Asshole for this, or are my old classmates? 