noun
A feeling of insecurity about one's class placement and rigor of coursework, especially in comparison to other students of the same grade.
I'm feeling placement insecurity right now, I have Chemistry Honors, but I saw a girl in my grade who's in AP Biology.
When I entered my Algebra 1 class, I immediately looked around and felt placement insecurity as I was in the class with the bad kids, and my friends are already in Geometry Honors.