The Try-hard

By Rebecca

Don’t you hate those people who are good at everything and don’t even have to try?

It seems that for every generation, there are certain people who are just naturally good at everything – the so-called ‘all-rounder’. They are the person who doesn’t study for a test, but still manages to ace it; the person who mucks around in Phys Ed, but wins age champion on sports day; and lastly the person who has never taken a drama lesson in their life, but manages to score the lead role in the school musical.

The question is: how do they do it?

As you have probably gathered, I am not one of those people. I am the class try-hard – I admit it. I mean, I wasn’t the square in grade eight English who sat in the front row and shot their hand into the air whenever the teacher asked a question. But I wasn’t the cool kid, who sat at the back of the class and gossiped with their friends either. I was the kid on the far left hand side of the room, in the second row, who sat quietly and did their work.

Although, is the top of the class always the most successful in life? Or will the student with the best work ethic win out in the end?