Is it normal that i wish i was dumb

Not everybody who doesn't take advanced classes are dumb. I never did, just because there would be more work to do and I didn't want that. Being motivated is actually an admirable trait. You shouldn't be complaining.

i'd love to be smarter, i do usually get top in at least one class though but i'd love to be really smart then i wouldnt have to worry about getting into uni or anything

@Dongwhan:
Do you mean "van down by the river"?
...Chris Farley skit on SNL

Just because you claim to be smart doesn't mean you have to be an over achiever.Learn to lower your expectations. There is nothing wrong with living in a cardboard box down by the river and shitting in your hands because you dont have a pot to piss in. Dumb poeple make up about 99% of the population. Now say it with me, very slowly. I R WE TAW DID.

I'm about one of the smartest people in all my classes and I love it!

The mere fact that you want to be dumb MEANS YOU. ARE. DUMB!

Make time to have some fun and still enjoy your accomplishments. Keep your drive and the respect you have for yourself instead of worrying about others. This drive is unusual in young people and makes you special in a good way even though I know you look at others and wonder why they can't see what you see. My son and I were having this same conversation yesterday. The general population is in fact stupid which is why most simply follow the status quo like sheep. I didn't say they were dumb, just stupid as in most likely capable of learning but simply don't choose to. Maybe ignorant is a better word but after 30 years of dealing with the general population, I think stupid fits most people better and for some reason makes be feel better to say it so let me do it again. Most people are stupid. No disrespect intended.

Be proud of who you are and don't worry about them because most likely they envy you or will when they look back on their lives.

Keep going and when your older you'll hopefully be who you want to be and most likely easily take care of your family as compared to others who most likely won't be much more than 8-5 Monday -Friday paycheck to paycheck workers.

I had the highest test scores in every single one of my high school classes. Now I live in my truck, and spend all of my free time shooting stuff. I do not know what stress is, or desire. Nuff said.

You should be happy you get to
Live a fine life unlike those "dumb"
People that WILL be stressing in their
Future! Remember they may not be
Stressing NOW but they WILL when
They're stuck working at McDonalds.

I've felt this exact way before. It's like them being stupid shields them from real life. They smile and laugh and can be happy because they don't see the mess and destruction happening right in front of them. They're just... carefree.

Here I am wondering when the United States is going to blow itself up to get out of debt, and these people are only sitting around worrying about their dog that ran away earlier in the day. If I weren't so observant, smart, and caring about this world and it's situation, I wouldn't be as stressed and I'd be like these people I see walking down the street with a huge smile on their face.

I not, however, jealous of them. I'd rather be smart and observant than dumb and naive.
But you are 100% normal in my eyes! :D

funny, i'm on the other side of the spectrum. :( motivation donation por favor?

I never turned up to school in my last year and then i pretty much missed all of college and partied every weekend but I still went to university.

So, its better getting good grades then nothing

Well, you are right about them, they will be much happier with less than you want, AND they are actually going to be much happier generally than you stressing all the time.

By the way, you won't be able to change how you feel, so continue on stressing.

Oh one other point, these 'dumb' people can also hurt themselves much easier than you could, so at least your smart enough not to be as dumb as them.

Just because the people are less intelligent doesn't mean they don't want the same things as you do now. Being dumb doesn't necessarily mean your standards get lower.

looks like you already are dumb :P