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Ridgeview University was a Normal College School with Amazing Students, a Low Bully Count, and Nice Teachers.
Until one of the Profs got the Idea to make the School Competitive (Like whoever had A+ or B Would be known as "Highly Academic" And Below, C or D as "Academic" and F as NEITHER, the reason this system was put was so that the students would DO THEIR BEST AND PUSH THEMSELVES TO THE BETTER VERSION OF THEMSELVES but it Did the Opposite. Students with Higher Grades started to Tease Students with Lower Grades then from Teasing it became Bullying and Mocking
A Social Hierarchy was Formed, Kids with A and B formed Groups, C and D Helped Each other study and.. F.. They were scared.. scared to be made fun of.. scared to be tormented.. scared to be humiliated..
Dorm floors Were unofficially separated by grade tiers. Even professors started favoring top-tier students—calling on them more, trusting them more. Being “Highly Academic” wasn’t just about grades anymore, It meant status. Being "Academic" meant you were Tolerated and Acceptable or "Good Enough". and Neither.. your just basically Invisible.. or mostly a Punching Bag
Public grade comparisons posted anonymously online.
Students “ranking” others like a leaderboard.
Group chats dedicated to mocking low scorers.
Students began to laugh at "Failures" and Torment them through Cyberbullying telling them "They have no Future" or just "Kill Themselves already"
Students adapted.. but not in the way the Teachers wanted them to..
They started doing whatever they could do to not fall behind.
Sabotaging classmates (hiding notes, giving wrong info)
Spreading rumors before exams
Refusing to help anyone outside their tier
The teachers noticed. FINALLY.. Of course they did.
But the administration pointed to the numbers:
Higher averages
More top performers
Better rankings
So instead of stopping it, they doubled down.
They Introduced "Public Recognition" "Tier-Based privileges" "Exclusive Scholarship deals for the Highly Academics
They called it Motivation. But really it WASN'T
By now, the system isn’t about learning anymore. It’s about winning.
Even the “Highly Academic” students aren’t safe—they’re constantly under pressure to stay on top.
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