How do I push myself when my dream seems impossible?

Pre-College Topics High School Life
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<p>@ ctgirl628; well, it isn’t about me! even if you try really hard and don’t get into Yale, your efforts will not be completely in vain, I would be surprised if, with your upwards trend and some effort, you won’t be able to get into some school you like :)</p>

<p>@ truffliepuff
Generally speaking, I was pretty un-intense about sports, and usually skipped practices if none of my friends were there. I like never went to optional Cross Country practices, and skipped more meets than I should have… Usually I would finish most of my hw before practice and then have some free time at home. Also, to be frank, my best year, junior year, I quit half-way into the season for EMT training (which was, on the whole, less time than XC).</p>

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<p>So basically, if I struggle in 1 or 2 subject,s but do well in all other subjects, I’ll be fine?? I have a C average in both math and french (which I’m dropping after III this year), and A’s in almost all other classes.</p>

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@Millancad - Yes, because you are just so unintelligent :slight_smile: You’re going to the coolest school in Boston. I mean, what other school releases decisions on 3.14 at 3.14.15PM? :slight_smile: </p>

<p>I think people think the fact that a person is a legacy matters more than it actually does. Most of the legacies that I know are amazing people and as so gifted, and would have gotten in without being a legacy.</p>

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<p>Found this in Chicken Soup for the Preteen soul… pretty amazing poem:</p>

<p>No Matter What Happens</p>

<p>I remember a time when each day was long,
When the world was a playground and my life a song,
And I fluttered through years with barely a care,
Ignoring the future and what waited there.</p>

<p>School was intriguing and filled with delights,
I played away daytimes and dreamed away nights,
My parents assured me I had nothing to fear,
And that no matter what happened, they’d always be there.</p>

<p>Little I knew of a world outside home,
Where tragedy, sorrow, and murder could roam,
All I saw were blue skies, rainbows and stars,
I looked past destruction of buildings and cars.</p>

<p>As a child, my biggest concern was just me;
I had to be happy, I had to be free.
And if I was content, I would not shed a tear,
And no matter what happened, I still would be here.</p>

<p>But as I grow up, darknesss starts to set in;
My bright world has turned into concrete and tin.
I now see the violence I looked past before;
My friends start to die and my heart hits the floor.</p>

<p>Deadly diseases claim people I love,
Ther are landfills below me, pollution above.
I often think back to when life was a game,
But no matter what happens, it can’t be the same.</p>

<p>There are days when I just want to break down and howl,
To give up completely, to throw in the towel,
But I hold my head high and I push my way through.
I have too much to give and so much to do.</p>

<p>And I make a vow that, though it’ll be hard,
I’ll go on with a smile and play every card.
I’ll give all I can, help others and love.
No matter what happens, life will bloom again,
And the strength I don’t have will come from above.</p>

<p>So come, take my hand, and through the darkness we will sail -
If we all join together, we never can fail.
We’ll remember to care, remember to feel,
And no matter what happens, our world we will heal.</p>

<p>By Alison Mary Forbes</p>

<p>Kinda applicable? It reminds me to push on. This and many other poems/quotes.</p>

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<p>Schools like improvement and rigorous courses. So better to at least try than to just say it’s useless and not take all the rigorous classes/work hard.</p>

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<p>Adam, that’s a great poem :] Thank you! You said that you have many other poems/quotes that remind you to push on. If you get the chance, maybe you could post some short ones? I could really use some extra motivation.</p>