Honestly, it is. I'm getting extremely sick of it.
People think I'm just going to be the dumb blonde. But really, I'm not.
Everyday that I get closer to starting my next school year, (I'll be a junior) I think more and more about the reactions I'm going to get from people.
Now, take my word for it, I'm far from dumb.
I'm a good writer. I'm not just saying that to build myself up...I've actually had a few things published.
I'm charismatic, I *gasp* enjoy, public speaking.
I keep up better with adult conversation than teenage conversation.
I want to be a doctor.

Now, that last one has people a bit confused. "A doctor? Are you sure you are prepared for all that hard work? You have to be really smart to be a doctor you know?"
Yea. No shit.

I'm prepared for it.
I get stuff like that all the time.
People assume I'm going to have a low IQ based solely on my appearance.
Actually, I'm taking enough classes to give me a potential GPA of 4.8 my Junior year, and a GPA of 5.4 my senior year.

And to top it all off, I'm short
That makes life worse.
If you're short as well (I'm only 5'3") Then I'm sure that you can attest to this fact:
When you are short, people talk down to you and assume that you are incompetent and below their level.
Well, I'd like to point out to all the people out there who regard themselves higher that they are because of their height:
My brain is the same size as yours.

I've been thinking about the looks are reactions that I'll get come the first day of Junior year. I'm taking nearly all Honors and AP classes.
When I walk into my AP Chemistry class (one of the most difficult in the school may I add) I can just see the looks on the faces of the asians who dominate the population of the AP classes. "What the STICKY RICE is SHE doing here?"
I'm hear to learn people.

I have ambitions you know? Just as many as the next person/machine/asian. But my ambition isn't to be the manager of a Chuck-E-Cheese or to be the head fry-cook at the local diner. No. I want to be a doctor.
And, YES, like I said, I know that it takes a lot of hard work.

But get this: I'm just as prepared and capable as anyone else. In fact, I'm taking more steps to accomplishing my goal than most people would even bother with.
I'm taking additional courses. College courses, actually.
I have duel enrollment with one of the local college, I'm involved in a Health Sciences Program which allows me job shadowing opportunities with real doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Which just so happens to have a high acclaimed medical school.)
So my school day will run from 8:50am-5:50pm instead of the typical school day until 3:50pm.
So, just to point out the facts: I'm anything but stupid.
Please, dont expect that because of the way I look, I'm going to throw my life away. I don't intend for any of that to happen.
I ask any and all of you: Please think twice before you judge them based only on their aesthetics. You may be way off base.