Are you competitive?

[Are you competitive?]

Are you competitive?

Very

 15 (28.8%)

somewhat

 25 (48.1%)

not really

 10 (19.2%)

not at all

 2 (3.8%)

Total Members Voted: 47

[pinkybella]

Lots of people are voting but not saying how they voted or explaining their answers. 

[Aerst2]

Meh. Better to be good than competitive. That's how you win.

[beer gunner]

Yes!

In grad school I really ripped it up; mainly because I did all the work, then showed up to class, and when I got challenged by other students, I basically went straight to the six shooters.  Just instinct.

I was always prepared, but law school may be a little different in terms of competition.

[greengrl]

More competitive with myself than others--I like to push myself just for the sake of seeing how far I can go.

That being said I have a reputation for refusing to leave the treadmill at the gym before the person on either side of me does

[gwenkern]

I'm not very competitive against other people, but I do push myself at work and in school, and I'm pleased when I come out on top because it suggests that I did my best.  I tend not to be disappointed when others do better than I do, unless I know I didn't try as hard as I could have.  I'm definitely not the sort of person who would sabotage others to make myself look good, and I'll teach people anything I know -- partly because I would want them to do the same for me, but partly because teaching helps cement the skills/knowledge in my own mind.

I get the feeling this is not too far from the prevailing attitude at U.Va., which is one of the reasons I decided to go there.