<p>Like a typical CCer, I'm taking all AP classes this year. I still get A's, participate in class discussions, etc. but I'm really exhausted. I'm also doing an internship at a pretty prestigious research center, but I completely hate it ... And I have to study to get some major awards and worry about applying to scholarships and summer programs. Plus on the emotional side, I miss my friends in my motherland.</p>
<p>Seeing that college admissions are extremely random and that often only "extreme people" are admitted to my dream schools, I don't know why I'm trying anymore...</p>
<p>I feel the same way. I feel like I’m working so hard for something so little. I get home from school and go to sleep from exhaustion. I think it’s the pressure put on us that makes us overwork ourselves. Pressure getting a good score on the SAT, getting the NCI internship (I hope I get in!), fulfill officer requirements, getting into NHS and etc. However I’m not taking all AP classes, only two lol and I’m still pretty burned out.</p>
<p>I’m actually experiencing no burn out with 4 AP’s, a job, and clubs - which is odd. Junior year is pretty easy for me actually, I’m definitely counting my blessings. :)</p>
<p>Personally, I wouldn’t go toting this view and opinion around. It attracts scorn. I experienced the same easiness last year, and any mention of it to others makes you look like an elitist/arrogant person. I completely believe that it is easy for you, and that is great, but just know that others may not, especially if they are struggling. </p>
<p>@OP</p>
<p>Just know that it ends. It really won’t get easier the further into the year, but instead you just get more used to sucking it up and dealing with it. Also, your dream school may change. Mine did three times since the beginning of junior year since realizing what I really want in a school, not just what I think. Even better, admissions to my new dream school is slightly less impossible than to my original one. Hang in there and know that one year is only one year and not a life time.</p>
<p>Haven’t been to school since Friday and it’s been a really nice break. I’ve been really burnt out lately haha.
Yesterday was in-service, and we have today off thanks to good old Sandy :D</p>
<p>Gah, I know how you feel. I am currently pursuing the IB Diploma. The first year in IB World History, taught by the school’s IB coordinator, is pretty tough. I got my lowest grade ever on a test (a 66) and am right now struggling to maintain a B+ and praying to some god that I got an A- this quarter. Sometimes I just feel so unmotivitated to do any work at all. Like right now. As I am currently on CC. And I feel like all my other friends are breezing through life like it’s nothing and I’m just like “Uh…guys, wait up…” Plus I’m all stressed about trying to get elected into officer positions for all of my clubs, and I have to track my CAS hours for IB, and I need to find a job soon because I need to make my own money since my family’s going through some tough financial times right now, and I need to apply for a summer job. It’s all so much that sometimes I just want to curl up into a ball and sleep for eons.</p>
<p>My teachers have begun to dislike me because I haven’t been consistently showing up to class, partially because of my sleep apnea (when you stop breathing for minutes at a time while sleeping, you tend to wake up or not go deeply into REM), and partially because of a mini-burnout/a transition into “deep procrastination”. </p>
<p>This 4-day weekend has been a Godsend, and it’s possible I may not have school tomorrow either (power’s out for the town high school, middle school, and one of the elementary schools; they’re letting us know what’s going to happen at 8:00 PM).</p>
<p>@lldm21 My dad has sleep apnea too, sometimes he doesn’t go to work.</p>
<p>Without all this school, I’m beginning to become lazy and not study. Now I feel like my teachers are going to rush things because of the two days of missed material.</p>
<p>My APUSH teacher was freaking out because she doesn’t think we’ll hit the Civil War before Thanksgiving Break, so this won’t make her happy. The rest of my classes are ahead of/on schedule though.</p>
<p>If it makes you feel better, I’ve barely done jack, too. </p>
<p>Saturday I had band.
Sunday I did nothing.</p>
<p>Monday I re-read 2 Chem sections, finished my pre-calc homework, defined 4 APUSH terms, and wrote up Student Writer Notes. I’d planned to finish my APUSH homework and read some of my memoir for English, but that didn’t happen.</p>
<p>Today I almost finished my APUSH homework (2 objective questions & 8 pages to read left… don’t know if I can do it u_u), did questions that were due last week for English, defined 4 APUSH terms… yeah. I’m about do some chem, and possibly extra credit for math.</p>
<p>@lldm21 We had to finish calculations for the titration lab in AP Chem, I still haven’t done them yet, and a worksheet for AP Biology, still haven’t done that yet, and read for American Studies II…</p>
<p>I’ve been experiencing this. While I’m only taking 1 AP, I still feel the burn. I have debate and student council and both require an extensive amount of time after school and/or at home. Add on the fact that I need to maintain all A’s, which I’m currently not doing :’(. All I can say is that December/January will be the hardest months of my life so far. I have 2 months to turn my B’s into A’s, prepare for this debate tournament I want to do extremely well at (this includes speaking drills, research, block making etc…), prepare several student council activities. Not to mention, I have tons of SAT prep to do. I can’t wait for my vacation at the end of December. I will need it. :(</p>
<p>Hahaha reviving this thread because I want to feel your misery so I know I’m not alone
I have a very sweet guy for emotional support now, so it’s been less stressful. And straight A’s yayy. Still, the classes are killing me and I still intensely dislike my internship.
Anyone’s planning for Spring Break yet?</p>
<p>Funny to see what I posted 4 months ago. Wow things sure do change. I’m not stressed really anymore. I let go of some EC’s and things feel easier.</p>
<p>Just watch. Junior year burnout happen right after the AP exams. I know it happened last year. I was really like “I am DONE. Leave me be.” Somehow for me, junior year burnout was a moment of mindlessness as I manage to pull off a stellar report card. I was expecting more than 2 C because I felt like I did nothing for 2-3 weeks. But I pulled it off.</p>
<p>I am deep into my Junior Year burnout. I have pretty much been on autopilot since the end of the first semester. Freshman and Sophomore years were all straight A’s and honors/AP’s for me, so was S1 Junior year. But now I am just so tired of school work. I have not lost my enthusiasm for what I love (math, science, ect…) but I am just tired of schoolwork. At least my spring break is in 2 weeks. But still, I can empathize. I get home (after EC’s and sports) and want to pass out. But can’t, because my bi-weekly AP chem and APUSH tests fall on the same exact day each week and I gotta pull an all nighter. What do ya think I am doing right now? Procrastinating. I even got back into playing xbox. w/e.</p>
<p>I still have straight A’s now because most of my classes are math/sci and that subject area comes naturally to me. I don;t try too hard anymore. But I am expecting my APUSH grade to drop soon. What is sad is that 5 months ago I would have intensely cared about preventing that from happening. But right now I don’t really care.</p>
<p>I wish I didn’t procrastinate so much.
All of my tests for my various classes fall on the same day: Friday.
On Monday, I tend to convince myself that I have tons of time so I don’t do anything until Thursday.
I still scrap by…but I always seem to be pulling all nighters on Thursday.</p>
<p>@charlietidmarsh: I can relate so much to you. Even though I have straight A’s, I don’t want to care anymore. I don’t even want to participate in class discussions and just let people do the work. Which is bad, because I need good rec for next year… And I don’t care about things that I was extremely passionate about, eg SciOly. </p>
<p>I expect my AP Physics grade to drop too, because I didn’t study for 2 tests. But I really just think it doesn’t mater because I can get an A next quarter and an A on the exam and an eventual A on my transcript… Don’t know what’s wrong with me.</p>
