<p>Sure it’s sad. It’s sad that people have to work all the time too. But for whatever reason it’s the way the world is, and I can’t think of a way to change it.
Really, though, people used to be considered adults and get married long before they do now. People get to “be kids” for longer than they used to.</p>
<p>What you call “No life” now will help you have a more successful life in the future. You can party in college. Obviously not 24/7, but there is more “free time.”</p>
<p>Plus, what a lot of people I know call a life is pathetic parties where they get drunk and forget everything. Not fun.</p>
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<p>Nothing. High school is the most important time to work hard because once you’ve gotten into a good college you can screw up a lot and people will still think you’re smart. Basically college admissions is your chance to prove yourself, and once you’ve proven yourself feel free to relax and have fun. But before you’ve proven yourself you might as well be any other high school kid.</p>
<p>So yeah, you’re doing the right thing, keep at it.</p>
<p>halcyon: I totally understand you.</p>
<p>Since I moved here and naturally an introvert, I obviously result in zero, or unsubstantiated friends (like “friends” who use you). And people at my school are always telling me I should just be more active in the school community. Well you know what, no one wants to be friends with a nerdy girl who has no friends and likes to study.</p>
<p>NO ONE.</p>
<p>OP: I think you regime is a bit excessive? Don’t you think? Maybe try a hobby? Crafts? :)</p>
<p>You sound remarkably like me, OP, when I was self-studying 4 AP tests. Those days.
Is that what you’re studying so much for?
If National AP Scholar is what you’re striving for, and it isn’t affecting your grades or extracurriculars, by all means, I’d say go for it. It’s a pretty substantial accomplishment in my opinion.</p>
<p>Keep up the good work. It’ll pay off, trust me.</p>
<p>thats the same feeling I have experienced. (less severe then your case) Anyway, I will be a senior next year and will completely change my try-hardness. Taking only 2 AP classes next year (compared to taking 7 this year). But seriously…people think that succeeding in highschool leads to a better future. Face reality. College is what matters (Im not saying to study all day in college). Its probably better to enjoy your 4 years of highschool. (smoke one every now and then. Go to parties and have fun.) It took me 3 years to realize that I was wasting my life for something that honestly does not matter.</p>
<p>Sorry but it kinda sounds like you have no life.
cheers
<em>~SoccerGurl</em>~</p>
<p>I can’t believe people are endorsing this. You only get to experience high school once. Enjoy it. There’s a definitely a balance (for example, I was pretty gone Friday night; had the time of my life and I saved the homework and studying for Sunday). Finding that balance is as important as the actual studying/developing social skills.</p>
<p>My only problem with the logic that its worth being unhappy/bored/antisocial at this stage in your life because it will pay off in the end is that your life does not start when you go to college, when you graduate college, when you get your first job . </p>
<p>High school shouldn’t be the most important time of your life, most well adjusted people don’t look back on it and think that it was the best time of their life. However, you are living your life right now. These years are just as important than the next 80. </p>
<p>And guess what, just because you put the time in now does NOT guarantee the outcome you want in the future. Maybe you won’t get into the best name-brand school. Maybe you won’t end up with the career or job you’ve always wanted. </p>
<p>Don’t sacrifice your happiness now just because you think you will be happy later.</p>
<p>That people are saying it’s fine to have your ENTIRE life revolve around studying blows my mind.</p>
<p>I love how some equate a social life with drinking, doing illegal things and making a fool out of yourself. Hs is about hard work and clean fun. That’s it.</p>
<p>OP, find some clean folks to be around who are studious yet funny. Not hard if you know where to look. 
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<p>FTFY</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>Drugs are bad mmkay.</p>
<p>Education is a marathon and not a sprint, especially if you want to get a PhD. I try to remember thay with my S who does well but doesn’t study as hard as I think he should.</p>
<p>Careful you don’t burn out.</p>
<p>Sent from my SCH-R760 using CC</p>
<p>Clean fun.</p>
<p>Stahp.</p>
<p>Yeah, drinking/partying are not the only ways to have fun. To each his own.</p>
<p>OP, try to branch out beyond your textbooks and see what else is out there, if only for a little while.</p>
<p>coleg iz wer its at bro</p>
<p>seriously though, unless you’re torturing yourself by studying, then just relax. don’t set yourself up against other people’s standards of what HS life should be like. you like to study, then just study. if you really want to go out, go to the movies or something</p>
<p>I try to keep in mind that in 6 years, whether or not I got a 5 on my APUSH exam won’t matter a damn thing. It helps with the stress. Picture yourself in just 6 short years, maybe even less; will all this stress be worth it? I don’t know. That’s up for you to decide. But it helps to put things in perspective. I’m of the opinion that when I’m in college, I’ll look back at my high school years with nothing but disdain because of how seriously I took it.</p>
<p>This is kind of what I do, too…
I’m not exceptionally talented at any of my extracurriculars so this is kind of how I compensante.</p>