<p>Lately I just dont want to do things I know I should be doing such as studying for the National AP exam (I know its a while away but I want to be extra prepared) , Volunteering ( reading to children , serving the homeless , painting benches ect. ect. ) , Getting ready for SATs , im taking them kind of late . I dont really want to continue attending the clubs im in nor the teams im on . Like I said in my past threads I finished highschool early and in order to get into a good school I have to have good extracurriculars and volunteering hours but I dont want to . It sounds like laziness im well aware but I just can not make my self do these things . Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated .</p>
<p>I’m not sure what you want to hear.
Going to have to get over it, honestly, and do what you have to do.
Might be depression, might just be fatigue. I’m sorry, but there is no magical advice we can give you.</p>
<p>Best of luck.
Becca</p>
<p>Get a job? Find something that you DO want to do? Pick a new club/volunteer thing that is FUN for you, so it’ll be easier for you do it.</p>
<p>It doesn’t sound like you are the type of kid who will fit in or even get into a good school. Seriously! Even if you did jump through all those hoops, chances are you would just look like someone who jumped through the hoops for your college application. </p>
<p>Consider being yourself, and applying to a college accordingly.</p>
<p>sounds like you are burned out from forcing to do things just for admission. you sould like an intelligent person: why not spend some time to re evaluate your life and what you want and why and tailor your life and activities towards what makes you happy and fulfilled. then it won’t be a prblem to do them since you will be excited about doing them. better to have a crisis now than when you have spent a large part of your time studying for a career or school you dont really like…</p>
<p>Anothermom : Being yourself doesnt get you into a good school academics & EC’s do. 2 weeks in a rut doesnt make one un-ivy league worthy . Im looking for advice not criticism.</p>
<p>Everyone else thanks for your suggestions =]</p>
<p>I was in a similar situation recently, until I went to the doctor. Rather than something like depression, it was revealed that I was anemic. Anemia makes you fatigued and makes it hard to want to do the things you used to do. Luckily, it is easily remedied with iron supplements. It’s easy enough to diagnose and simple to treat, so go get yourself checked out :)</p>
<p>two weeks? I just checked - you sure did not say anything about that in your op. You sound like you are just not interested and disengaged. Not everyone has to go to a ‘good’ school. Considering people can get ahead in life even going to a school that is not ‘good’, I would probably put them all in the good column.</p>
<p>What school did you/ do you attend anotherparent ?</p>
<p>Stop looking at success in school as a means to an end. Re-engage–focus on the material you are learning rather than every tiny grade. Ignore your GPA. Stop volunteering and learn the guitar (no, really, community service isn’t necessarily for admission to top schools). </p>
<p>Ironically, this mindset was what boosted my grades, test scores, and extracurriculars. You sound like you have a nasty case of burnout (or what Cal Newport calls [Study</a> Hacks Blog Archive The Danger of Deep Procrastination](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2009/02/16/the-danger-of-deep-procratination/]Study”>The Danger of Deep Procrastination - Cal Newport)).</p>