<p>Hello,</p>
<pre><code> My name is Vlad and I have a very big problem in my life. English is not my first language and I've never had a conversation in english for more than 5 minutes in my whole life. I am 17. I started to speak english daily since I was almost 16. Anyhow, I came here, reunited with my family, and went to American School as a sophmore. After I finished my sophmore year, which was a year that i tried really hard, with help of parents to live. i left everything, my friends, family, all I knew was in Ukraine. now I moved here. I had to deadl with learning english, and you know I finished my 10th grade with all B's and A's and a C in Chemistry, which was extremely hard to study for me.
In summer, after my 10th grade I found out about SAT and PSAT (I came to america in Dec. of 2007, and went to 10th, so I didn't have PSAT in 10th, which was in Nov.2007). It was something new, and nobody encouraged me to study for these tests, because nobody knew how important they were. Then after I recieved my scores from PSAT, my life went really wrong. Anyhow, to the main point of ALL THIS. I am an avg. kid and very smart. I learned english language in 1 year. In a year I could easlily speak, write essays and etc. However, there was a problem. I COULDNT STUDY FOR SAT, I HAD TO DO MY SCHOOL WORK, which I did well, but I am pretty bad at math this year (i have C) and everything else, again, is A's and B's. My parents expect from me A LOT. And I simply cant force myself to do this Studying. I cant do SAT and School HW combined. SAT is very soon. jun.6 2009. And I know nothing, and have no support. My gpa is destroyed by my math. I have 3. point something...... how do I have exactly the same freedom of choosing a college as my friends 9who spoke enlish since the day they were born. In all classes i am doing better than any other basta*d that was born and spoke enlish all his life, and I did only 1 year and had no support. at all. how do i pass sat and school and get into a good college. I know i deserve a better life. can you help me/guide me because I can't. I think my that I am loosing my will power gradually. My parents almost dont care, they tell me over, and over again that I am going to go and work with my hands. but I am not that person, I can study, but i have no time. Am I a failure at life???? help me, what should I do. and dont tell me to study, because I am. I dont go out, home all the time, no friends, well I have some at school, but can't see them, they live pretty far from my home. help me, what should I do to get into a good college. its a path to a good life for me.
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