What can I do to make my parents proud?

Yeah, I agree with these other answers.
Your success and your hard work is for YOU, not to impress them!

Tell them that you are NOT your brother and NOT your sister!

I'm sorry but f*** ur parents. you sound like the perfect daughter. have a talk with them and show (tell) them everything you wrote here. tell them you want to be yourself not ur brother or ur sister. don't be rude. they'll understand. if they don't. call me and ill stop by nd beat them up 4 you ok? =)

As Rocky Balboa once said, "Nobody owes nobody nothin'. You owe yourself."

If you spend all your time looking for the praise and approval of your parents, you'll forever forget the most important thing in this world, self-respect. When you do good, don't look to them, look to yourself, and know, that deep down you've done well.

You can start appreciating yourself more by stopping trying to get your parents to approve. I've had to overcome the same problem, the sad truth is, sometimes parents won't understand, won't care, and will never be as amazing as their child. It hurts, I know, I want my parents to congratulate me for what I do, but they won't, they don't, and I've learned that I've just got to go elsewhere, to other people who care more.

Be optimistic and fight for what you believe in, not your parents, not your brother, and not yourself, but you.

ohhhhh I know how this is! I have an older sister who is VERY smart (18 and a senior in college, got like a 2200 on her SAT's) and my parents are CONSTANTLY comparing me to her.even if it's subconscious, it really hurts. What bothers me the most is that I'm 16 and a freshman in college, 2100 SAT's, make great grades, and am overall a daughter most parents would be proud to have. But because of my older sister, it seems that my best is never good enough to them.

Sad thing is, you really can't do a whole lot about this.believe me, I have tried sitting down and discussing it with them (in a mature, calm manner) and that did virtually nothing. And stretching yourself even further isn't going to happen if you are already stretched as far as you can go.

So.keep your head held high; make some friends who appreciate you for who you are. TRY to detach YOUR opinion of YOURSELF from THEIR opion of you. Tricky, but over time, it will get easier. I found that once I started doing that (although it will never be an ideal situation) I felt a lot better and actually DID better than I was doing.since there was less stress. So just take it at face value, and if there's anything you can improve, do it.but do it for YOURSELF not THEM.or it will just make you bitter and frustrated. Try to take pride in who you are, and chances are, your confidence will show and mayyybe put a stop to this vicious cycle. As long as you are not settling and being less than what you could be, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU! *sister hug*

writing this made me feel better about my similar pickle too lol :D

I know what it's like to want your parents to be proud of you. First and foremost be proud of yourself for the things you achieve. You sound like you have it all together, but you also sound like you are trying to hard. I fear that if you don't get the recognition you are seeking you may give up completely on everything you are doing to gain your parents approval. Stick to the things you want to do, the things you enjoy and you will excel at those things without a problem. Drop what ever it is you are just doing to impress your parents because obviously it's not working. You are young and you should be enjoying your life not stressing yourself out over something you have little control over. With any luck at all your parents will notice how well your doing and be proud.

Have you ever just come right out and said All I want is for you to be proud of me, but what ever I do never seems to be enough to please you. I feel like you are continually comparing me to (your brother) and I can't help it feel like your disappointed in me whenever you say ( whatever it is they tell you) . I feel like I'm living in my brothers shadow I feel like you don't even see me for who I am, you just see that I'm not him, not as good as him, not as smart as him not as (whatever)

Sometimes parents don't see how they treat their children, so it's likely that they will tell you you are over exaggerating or over reacting, if this is the case, tell them to just pay attention the next time you talk about your grades, ask them to pay attention to what they say to you and the way they say it. If this happens, stop them and tell them straight out. When you say that, it makes me feel. (and tell them how it makes you feel). Because they can not argue with how you feel.

I know its a good feeling to make your parents proud, but it's even more imp to be proud of yourself. If you keep living life making others happy for you, then you will never be happy. You can try talking to your parents, but I don't think that will really help. The change will have to come from you. Mentally, and emotionally. You have to disconnect yourself from your parents. Before you decide to do something, ask yourself, "am I doing this for my parents? or for myself?". Is it something you really want to do? If you continue this road with your parents, you will lose control of what it is you really want for yourself. So as much as you love and respect your parents, think of what it is YOU want. Like I said, its going to be hard. But its better to start now then later, when you are 26 and finally realize that you have been living your life for someone else.
First you are going to have to set your own standards. in life, in class, projects, etc. Make your standards realistic though. Like to the extent you know is possible for you. Don't compare to anyone else, or to anyone else's standards. It has to be strictly your own.
Next change the way you think. Instead of doing things with your parents in mind, think of yourself. Will this make you happy? Will this make YOU proud of yourself? Always put your best foot forward, and do your best to reach YOUR OWN standards.
Third,change the way you feel. You want to have control of your life. and that includes your feelings. You don't want your parents to control your feelings forever right? Don't let them. If they are disappointed because you couldn't reach their standards? Then say to yourself, "well my standards are more imp, bec it is my life. They could be disappointed if they want, But I did what I could, and I'm satisfied with it." If you make a mistake and they get upset abt it, instead of letting their words get to you, say to yourself, "too bad, I'm not perfect. But I can avoid this in the future.". You can't change the past, so whatever happens try to accept it and move on. Because I mean, seriously, if you dwell on it and tell yourself your a failure, then will that really change what happened? It will just make you feel worse. So to win, you have to say "oh well. " and move on.
There are more but il end it here.
Your parents will always feel the way they do, trust me, and you really can't change that. So the only solution is to change YOU. Because if you let yourself follow that path with your parents, you won't move forward in life, and you will never find true happiness in yourself.
If they compare you to your sis or anyone for that matter, remind yourself that it is their life, not yours. And you have your own goals/standards you would like to achieve.
In the end, it is you living this life, and experiencing the consequences, not your parents.

As the youngest you will always be compared, which as you know can either be a good or bad thing. I think parents find it hard to separate their children's achievements sometimes and just accept THEM and their strengths for what they are.

It sounds to me like you are a hard working kid who is doing everything she can already! Don't do things to make your parents proud of you anymore because you will exhaust yourself - do things to make yourself proud and happy!

If my parents ever showed continual disappointment in me it certainly wouldn't make me more determined to please them - I'd live my life for me and do what makes ME happy.