History Main / GoGetterGirl

* Shizune from ''KatawaShoujo'' has this personality, while at the same time needing to deal with her deafness. Perhaps because of this, she often comes off as more abrasive than others of this type.
* Young Eva from ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'' started out like this in high school. Then her father told her she could never become family head because she was a woman. Things got worse from there...

* Rory Gilmore and Paris from ''Series/GilmoreGirls''.
* Andie and Joey from ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', with both of them, being part of troubled families and suffering from a terrible home life, consequently becoming ambitious overachievers.

* Spencer Hastings from ''Series/PrettyLittleLiars''.

* Ayatsuji Tsukasa from ''AmagamiSS'', complete with hidden BitchInSheepsClothing tendencies.

* [[TheRival Amy Squirrel]] and [[TeachersPet Sasha]] in ''BadTeacher''.

* Hiroko Matsukada from ''Manga/HatarakiMan'' is practically an expy of [[KimiWaPetto Sumire]]. Same driven attitude to work (in practically the same job, no less!), same struggles with balancing work and personal life (and the fact that her professional ambitions have partially contributed to her being single in her late 20s), same issues with sexism where her co-workers value her contributions but see her as not feminine enough.

* Yukino Miyazawa from ''KareKano'' maintains a facade of outward perfection in order to obtain praise from others. Arima's accidental discovery of the girl behind the mask kicks off both the plot and her own path to self-discovery.

* Sumire in ''KimiWaPetto'' is an interesting case. As a woman in her late 20s, she represents the older age limit of this type. While she is well on the way to achieving professional success, she finds herself facing multiple personal anxieties due to the compromises and life decisions she had made along the way. [[spoiler: The epilogue shows a happy ending, where she has managed to combine a fulfilling career with a loving relationship, albeit with the very last type of man she would have expected.]]

If the Go-Getter Girl is in high school, she is very often a ClassRepresentative or StudentCouncilPresident, as well as focused on entering the IvyLeague, {{Oxbridge}}, or UsefulNotes/TokyoUniversity. College Go-Getter Girls will be racking up internships and academic distinctions as they position themselves for an appealing job when they graduate. The oldest a Go-Getter Girl is likely to be is her late 20s or early 30s; by this time, if they have continued to stay on the path to success, they will have begun to take on real responsibilities and grown into [[IronLady a different trope]].

Compare and contrast also with AcademicAlphaBitch. Also not to be confused with female characters who work with [[Manga/GetterRobo Getter Rays]].

* Utena Tenjou from ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' painfully learns the difference between holding an ideal of achievement and managing actual leadership.

* Naru Narusegawa from ''LoveHina'', as demonstrated by her obsession with entering into UsefulNotes/TokyoUniversity.
* Nana from ''NanaToKaoru'' is so wrapped up in her quest for achievement, the only thing that can help her relax is a good session of BDSM.

* Andie and Joey from ''Series/DawsonsCreek'', with both of them, being part of troubled families and suffering from a terrible home life, consequentely becoming ambitious overachievers.
* Series/{{Smallville}}: LoisLane is a major example, and so is her cousin Chloe Sullivan.

* Topanga Lawerance from ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' starts off as a weird GranolaGirl, but develops into this trope as the series goes on.

* Lisa Simpson from ''TheSimpsons'' often will behave like this, although she is still young enough to balance it out with moments of acting like a normal girl.

* KimPossible.
* Jodi Landon from {{Daria}}, which has something to do with the pressure of being one of the few black students at Lawndale High as well as her parents.
* Blossom of ''ThePowerpuffGirls''. "Power-Noia" revealed that she has a serious complex for being perfect.
* Courtney from ''TotalDramaIsland'' and its sequels.

Compare and contrast also with AcademicAlphaBitch. Also not to be confused with female characters who work with [[GetterRobo Getter Rays]].

* Rory Gilmore and Paris from ''GilmoreGirls''.
* Andie and Joey from ''DawsonsCreek'', with both of them, being part of troubled families and suffering from a terrible home life, consequentely becoming ambitious overachievers.
* {{Smallville}}: LoisLane is a major example, and so is her cousin Chloe Sullivan.

* Laura Palmer from ''TwinPeaks'' is a subversion of this. She does well at school, has a part time job, a boyfriend, and regularly volunteers with a local Meals on Wheels... But the deeper the investigation into her death probes, the darker her life seems.
* Topanga Lawerance from ''BoyMeetsWorld'' starts off as a weird GranolaGirl, but develops into this trope as the series goes on.
* Annie Edison from ''Series/{{Community}}'': [[WordOfGod her character was inspired]] by [[{{Election}} Tracy Flick]]. Although it hasn't worked out so well for her in the past (a disastrous Adderall addiction during high school) she grows into a mature and kind but still very driven young woman over the course of the series.
* Leslie Knope from ''ParksAndRecreation'' is a slightly older, but not necessarily more mature version. Yet another character on this list who was inspired by Tracy Flick.

* Rin Tohsaka from ''FateStayNight''. Drive to excel? Check. Need to present a perfect front to her peers? Check. Secret impolite, slacker side? Check. Willingness to put personal relationships aside in order to attain her goals? Check (sorry, Sakura). Luckily for her, she has a good heart and a resilient personality which sees her through even after running into setbacks.

* Susie Derkins from ''CalvinAndHobbes'' may be only five, but she already exemplifies this trope, making her a perfect foil for BrilliantButLazy Calvin.

* Rory Gilmore from ''GilmoreGirls''.

* Kyouko from ''SkipBeat'' starts out as...not this, as she's dropped out of high school and sacrificed her entire life to take care of her actor sorta-boyfriend. Then she happens to overhear what he really thinks of her (disposable labor), and she vows to get her revenge by outshining him in show business. [[{{Determinator}} Cue her personality switching 180 degrees, as from then on, nothing will stand in the way of her pursuit of success.]]

* Androssi from the Manhwa ''TowerOfGod'', as a result of a training regimen that boiled down to 'achieve, or starve'.

* Ayaka Machida in ''StellviaOfTheUniverse'' is extremely ambitious, to the point where she is ready to commit amoral and outright criminal acts to come out on top.

** And, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E3LessonZero in the second season]], [[GoMadFromTheRevelation a brief grasp of insanity]] when she is about to fail her ''homework''.

* And, in the second season, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation a brief grasp of insanity]] when she is about to fail her ''homework''.

* And, in the second season, [[GoMadFromTheRevelation a mild grasp of insanity when she is about to fail with her ''homework'']].

* Mitsuru Kiritsugu from ''{{Persona 3}}'' may have originally have taken on this role because of her family responsibilities, but she certainly pulls it off (even if she sometimes thinks about what it would be like otherwise).

* Naru Narusegawa from ''LoveHina'', as demonstrated by her obsession with entering into TokyoUniversity.

If the Go-Getter Girl is in high school, she is very often a ClassRepresentative or StudentCouncilPresident, as well as focused on entering the IvyLeague, {{Oxbridge}}, or TokyoUniversity. College Go-Getter Girls will be racking up internships and academic distinctions as they position themselves for an appealing job when they graduate. The oldest a Go-Getter Girl is likely to be is her late 20s or early 30s; by this time, if they have continued to stay on the path to success, they will have begun to take on real responsibilities and grown into [[IronLady a different trope]].