<p>orchestra audition - today
september ACT - sept 11
psat - october
discrict auditions - december
siemens paper - october
JSHS - january
a bunch of academic challenge meets - throughout the year
And obviously AP exams/SATII's - May/June</p>
<p>Well, you mentioned stress. And if you’re stressed enough to mention stress, you probably have too much stress. Especially when you post things like this.</p>
<p>You should have enough stress to care about doing things. But when the focus becomes the stress, it is too much, as it is actually distracting you from the things it is supposed to keep you concerned with. I think the logic is pretty valid.</p>