I'm so confused...

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Hi Everyone,</p>

<p>I'm a second semester Junior, and I'm very confused. I usually do well in school, and I'm taking three AP classes and everything, but my grades are sub everything. I got a 3.5 weighted last semester, and a 4.0 Sophomore Year. I don't even know... My SAT is pretty high (2320), but it does nothing for me. I got a B in AP Chemistry Lab and Lec last semester, and a B in Algebra II, but this semester (the one I thought was going to be another 4.0) is in the shitters. I have a 90 in APUSH, and the same goes with AP English, but I don't even know... </p>

<p>I just failed the Equilibrium and Kinetics exam in AP Chemistry Lecture (18/53 on both), so I can't get an A in the class anymore. Also, in Lab, I got a 0/20 on a lab, because I worked on it with someone after school, so we got similar answers, so my teacher thinks that I'm cheating. I got to split the points with my partner, so I gave it all to her, as she helped me, anyway. </p>

<p>I don't even know... what's going on? My memory has been killing me this year, I've been leaving my materials everywhere I go, and I've been forgetting easy things. My Chem teacher thinks that I'm a moron, or something. I got a 4 on the practice AP Chem exam, for last semester, so it's not like I suck at Chem or anything. </p>

<p>Should I talk to my Chem teacher? She thinks that I'm a cheater, and a loser, or something, but I'm not. I want to retake the test, hopefully aim for an A. I failed both the tests because I tried new approaches to studying; I strictly listen in class, instead of spending time taking notes. It turned out to be terrible, as I had to rely on my friend's notes. I'm so confused. the 18/53 was the lowest score that I've ever gotten. I'm just bewildered. My grandmother's in the hospital, and is in the process of moving in, and I've been taking care of my four younger siblings, if that matters. I really want to get into Cornell or NYU, if that matters. I don't even know, though, anymore...</p>

<p>Sorry for the downer post, I just need some consolation. I don't even know why I'm on CC for that, haha.</p>

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<p>Talk to our teacher. Ask her what you can do to make the situation better and tell her exactly what happened. Surprisingly, your teacher actually wants her students to do well, to learn the material and the like. She probably doesn’t want to hurt you for no reason.</p>

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<p>It sounds like you know what you did wrong. Start taking notes in class, so that when you study, you can refer back to them. Don’t mess around with other study habits if you have no back-up plan and particularly when you’re stressed with other things. Do your own lab reports, so that you’re teacher doesn’t have a reason to suspect you are cheating (and if you were expected to do the lab report yourself, without help from other students, you were cheating). </p>

<p>Stop worrying about what you’re teacher thinks of you. Take a breath, and then buckle down and do the work. I think you’re just overwhelmed at the moment. Relax, and try to get back into the swing of things. You know you’re capable of the work, but you just need to take some time to destress and then do it.</p>