<p>CHEMISTRY, ugh, I'm with you. It's easily my favorite class (teacher-wise, class-wise, work-wise) but also the class I have to work the hardest in and that stresses me out the most. Considering there's 1 A (belonging to a genius who lives at the library until 9PM everyday) and maybe 3 B's in the class, the rest being C's and D's... it's not pretty. The material isn't bad, it's just his tests are testing us on concepts that we haven't actually USED the material on. </p>
<p>And I'm sorry things were rough for you last year... I'm actually doing somewhat better in my regular honor classes than last year also (probably because I'm no longer in the MOST vigorous math class in the school, only the "vigorous" math class) with the exception of my ap classes which have absolutely killed my gpa. (even IF they are weighted up a whole lot) I can't wait till next semester, when things hopefully will be better!</p>
<p>Anyways, I'm glad that your xmas vacation is already here! I've just got ONE more week, and four tests to live through. Hope you enjoy your well-deserved vacation =]</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice Hanae! Yeah, I find that my biggest problem this year has been the immense workloads that I somehow accumulate. There have been certain times in the school year when I've been insanely overloaded (last few weeks) and times when I don't know what to do with my free time (right now, lol. We start our Winter Break this Thursday, and surprisingly my workload is minimal). I try to set my focus on schoolwork but ECs have been coming back to get me this year; although I do admit it's great to finally be old enough to have a significant number of leadership positions, my out of school commitments often have me starting my homework after dinner. So much for my established habit of starting hw as soon as I get home. Good habits in junior high don't always help in high school, apparently.</p>
<p>Ah, I've both lurked and been a member of CC since 8th grade. It's good to see that I'm finally old enough to have people take me seriously when I discuss college plans. :)</p>
<p>Hanae, your chemistry teacher sounds remarkably like mine. We've had one test so far this year (we mostly get graded on labs, and regularly have 3 of those per week)... and the highest grade in the class was a 24/31. (I miraculously got a 23.) He claims he doesn't curve grades, but we all know that's not true...</p>
<p>I'm hovering dangerously at an 89% in my Chemistry class. My best hope for solidifying my grade is probably tests, which we have quite often. The thing is though, tests are my greatest weakness. I do just fine on the homework assigned and the labs, but it falls apart a lot of the time when it comes to tests. =/</p>
And I've been dreading junior year for awhile now...now that you guys are around halfway through the year, is there any sort of advice you guys can offer?</p>
<p>I'm taking a total of 4 AP/Honors classes at the moment...and I'm expecting 6 next year. I have no idea how I'm going to maintain that workload while keeping up with my ECs. =/
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<p>Its nice to see I'm not the only Junior making Cs. This year is pretty rough, but next semester will be better. The thing is you need to get used to all the work. Well, I'm certainly used to it now. </p>
<p>Some people are worrying too much. I don't know why. Sign up for everything you need to sign up for and assign some time to study for them (i'm talking about SAT tests and etc). Why worry about AP exams when you're taking the class? Study for the class and you'll do fine... There's not much worrying to be had if you just do what you're supposed to. No one expects anything more than that.</p>
<p>"CHEMISTRY, ugh, I'm with you. It's easily my favorite class (teacher-wise, class-wise, work-wise) but also the class I have to work the hardest in and that stresses me out the most. Considering there's 1 A (belonging to a genius who lives at the library until 9PM everyday) and maybe 3 B's in the class, the rest being C's and D's... it's not pretty. The material isn't bad, it's just his tests are testing us on concepts that we haven't actually USED the material on."</p>
<p>I could have said the exact same thing. I love the class. It challenges me, but it is so interesting how it all ties together...which is weird ebcause I hate math. The teacher is the best too. But the tests...she likes to teach us to use concepts that we haven't learned so we think out of the box. Hella hard though...I got a D on my last 2 tests...</p>
<p>Man, I'm glad people agree with me, lol... I got a 46/68 on my last chemistry test :)</p>
<p>And true, the AP tests don't worry me much - but my history teacher teaches us NOTHING and he says the average for the last couple of years for my school has been 2.8? or something. WHICH is the worrisome part, haha... (history AGAIN in college? noooo!)</p>
<p>hmm, well being on this website makes me even more depressed
...considering all the high PSAT & sky-high SAT & AP scores that everyone gets here hah</p>
<p>and don't worry, you're not the only one out there flippin out during junior year. really, i don't think my gpa has ever been this low and i've never been this unmotivated or tired. reading 30 pgs of apush in one night isn't going too well w/me
but good luck..and enjoy your holiday season! (bc i'm not bc i have a lot of work to do..hah..)</p>
<p>I'm looking up professors at local universities that I could ask about research, and it's making me feel so stupid... I don't even understand the titles of the projects. How do all these CC kids do it?</p>
<p>I agree...junior year is horrible so far. It hasn't helped that I've been working 20 hours a week on top of 3 APs and a bunch of ECs (band, JSA, Boy Scouts, Acadec). I work one night a week (Wed from 4-10) and it is really hard to schedule my homework around that. Not to mention that on the weekends, when I am not working I either go out with my friends to do something fun or fall asleep because I stay up so often. I know I should get to my homework as soon as I get home on the rare night I have no ECs, but it is soo hard to just keep going 24/7. </p>
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<p>I can't wait for this vacation...I have needed this more than I have ever needed a vacation. I am trying to stay positive, but it is soo hard to...</p>
<p>JTC007 I can totally understand what you mean. I'm the same way ( although I dont work). This year I decided to take IB diploma, its not really hard but its just way to much work. There were weeks where I had to hand in a spanish essay, physics lab report, english essay and math test... I mean, there is so much work, week after week. I'm finally in vacations, and now I'm stressing over my SATs. It just seems as though each time I finish something I start worrying about other stuff. For example ( I know this sounds dumb, but I can't help it) I swear I'm starting to actually fear going back to school becuase somehow I have this idea stuck in my head that I won't be able to deal with another semester like this past one. And since I'm kind of the obsessive type once I get an idea like this stuck in my head it can keep me up for hours and hours just making up hypothetical scenarios where I evaluate everything that could go wrong next semester( I know....its just my way of doing stuff). Day after day its the same stuff, school, ECs, xtra tests ( SATs etc)...hopefully it'll end soon, I mean a couple more years isnt that much...I think....</p>
<p>yeah megaman123 I hear you about obsessively thinking of hypothetical situations...that is basically why I am so attracted to this site. I get really obsessed about things like college apps and I am already stressed out about getting into college. I know I shouldn't be, but I am. I can't help it. </p>
<p>Everyone is in a different boat: where you don't have to work, I already took the SATs (was probably the best thing I ever did--got them out of the way early). I hope that I will feel better after Friday, when I start my 2 weeks of vacation. I am vowing to finish all of my work within the first week so I can just lounge around and relax the second. Somehow I predict it will turn out the opposite...</p>