So I realized today that I feel kind of embarrassed around my coworkers of a similar age, even though I know I shouldn't. The reason is that they're all (without exception) attending or planning on attending community colleges due to either poor academic records or lack of money or both, while I will be going off to what you could call an elite school. I know that being born into a family of ample means isn't something to be embarrassed about, and I know I shouldn't be embarrassed that I worked reasonably hard in school, but I kind of am. I also find myself being embarrassed that I'm smarter than these people, but I can say without arrogance that I am. The only person there who I can talk to without having to worry that something I say will fly right over their heads is one of my bosses (there's another boss who's reasonably bright but his English is terrible so I have to talk in monosyllables). In high school I thought most of my peers were of slightly-above-average intelligence, but clearly I was wrong...
This is kind of just a rant. I'm looking for you guys to be smart so I can feel more normal. But mostly I can't wait to go back to school and be surrounded by people who can understand my jokes.