The person who is below you might not be jealous of your accomplishments but bored with hearing you TALK ABOUT YOURSELF 24/7. Nobody wants to be beat upside the head with what you did and how many degrees you "achieved".
Some seem content with spending the entire evening trying to impress their date with Phi Beta Kappa instead of impressing them with Personality Phi Maturity.
Maybe it's me but if you're dating somebody who's doesn't have what you have. Try focusing on what brought you to that point in the first place. It's something that NO DEGREE or AMOUNT of MONEY can give a person.
Oh before I roll out, if that person is not someone that you'll date or want to date, don't roll into the long list of TIRED and BORING excuses on why. Just don't date them. Plain and simple.