<p>Arghh..my week has been pretty bad. there have been some good things, like i think i did good on psat and i brought my math grade up to an A- from a B+. however, i misread a long answer question on my history test and therefore probably lost 16-20 point, which will bring my test average down from a 95 to like a 90-91. and i bombed a quiz and got my first non A+ on an essay in that class, clearly bringing my grade down from an A to an A-. Also, i got an 88 on my french test, only test so far, which is 40% of my grade, which will again bring my grade down from an A to an A-. plus i have been ridiculously stressed/tired/busy lately and it's catching up to me. yesterday i didnt even care about any of my work and i had an 8th grade visiter to my school "shadowing" me the whole day so i couldnt focus as much.</p>
<p>Ah..im mostly worried i cant bring up my grades in the next 2 weeks. the last thing i need is so many grades to bring up. i just wanted to have to worry about maintaining them. AND, on top of this, a bunch of my smart friends are pulling A+'s in many of their class, where as i only have 1 A+ in religion.</p>
<p>P.S. i know this sounds really dumb and i shouldnt care but the thing is these classes havent been that hard and ive been making dumb mistakes on stuff. :( i just need to vent dont tell me to like kill myself or anything lol.</p>
<p>Take a deep, cleansing breath. Then watch a football game. You'll purge your core with the breath, then let out pent-up anger while watching the game.</p>
<p>.-_-.</p>
<p>I completely understand what you are going through, 'cause I am too! Basically, all I can say is try not to stress too much because it will only make you do worse. Go out with some friends and do something that you like in order to get your mind off the rest of the stuff...</p>
<p>I know, or atleast for me, the beginning of the school year is the hardest and most stressful... you'll get used to it and it will get better, just try your best right now....</p>
<p>Good Luck :)!</p>
<p>ooh, I got an A-, I never get into community college!</p>
<p>shut up. (btw what school in MA do you go to?)</p>
<p>ok, i mentioned at the end that i know its silly and please dont be rude. the only reason i'm upset is because i was doing so good and then i had a bad week and my grades went down, not because it was difficult but because i made silly errors/misread questions. obviously that makes me feel like crap. i go to central catholic in lawrence.</p>
<p>Greenday-</p>
<p>I've had a lot of days this year where I've felt just like you. Try as I might to 'not care' like the cool kids, I've just come to the conclusion that this is impossible for me to pull off. I do care when I have an A- in a class I should have an A in and I do care when I have a B+ instead of an A- (especially when it's right on the line) because that's just how I am. I have no one pushing me. My mom tells me to drop classes. My dad thinks 'C's are good. </p>
<p>But soon I will be going to college. And, as of late, I have begun to realize that in the big picture of things, (as much as a 3.9 GPA looks nice) it's not really about grades or even test scores. It's about the kind of person you are. </p>
<p>I can't really tell you not to worry. But I can tell you that it gets better. And, no, a B+ is not going to keep you from getting into that dream school.</p>