Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
I can still recall how sheepish I felt when in graduate school, I hit an O-chem exam out of the park (like, 96% raw score, which is insanely good for this class)... and my DH, our future best man, and a couple of our other close friends were all in this class together...

I wanted to sink into the floor when they found out that I was the one who had earned that 96. The mean was 68 on that exam. I felt AWFUL. blush And everyone involved was clearly an adult with little to prove at that point. We were all "smart like that."
I had a very similar experience with an advanced materials engineering class - I had a 95, and class ave was a 45 (and the professor pointed out that it would have been quite a few points lower if my score was not counted - but he did not disclose my identity). The professor was pissed about the results of that exam, too, and pretty much reamed out the whole class when he handed it back.

I am a competitive person, and I was very worried about having my identity disclosed. I begged the TA to please not tell anyone (which really surprised my boyfriend).