my life sucks?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Okay, I'm a stereotypical East Asian who gets high grades and makes no trouble at school.
Actually, I have detention practically every day because I'm always 1-5 minutes late. Or I skip the first few periods and pretend I came in late. I had to have detention in between final exams last year for not going to detention. A bunch of my teachers already know I'm frequently in detention, and the freaking principal recognizes me now... I know skipping isn't a horrendous crime or anything, but I feel like I'm seriously impeding my own progress. The only reason I get up late is because I fool around during the daytime and end up not finishing homework or college app stuff until the last minute (usually well past three or four in the morning). I barely study, and thus barely manage to get above 90's. I'm sleep-deprived 80% of the time, which interferes with my thinking. I don't know if sleep deprivation causes permanent brain damage or not but looking back on some of the stuff I made/wrote even as a 9th grader, I'm seriously starting to think I'm only getting dumber, not smarter. </p>

<p>I give credit to excessive pride for ruining my life. I made myself skip two grades because I thought I was a genius. I didn't bother developing social skills or making friends because I thought brainpower would solve everything. It doesn't. I dropped out of almost every extracurricular activity before junior year because I got tired of going and actually dealing with people. Now, even when I try my best, it's really awkward... so how am I going to cope in college? Bleh. I can't believe I'm applying to Ivy Leagues.</p>

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<p>Cheer up, there are PLENTY of people like you. Even I’m like you.</p>

<p>I’m late to my first period class a lot because I have trouble getting up in the morning. Luckily, it’s not an academic class and the teacher doesn’t hold it against me. I like to start of easy in the morning.</p>

<p>I peak during the last period of the day.</p>

<p>I, too, waste a lot of time. I get home, go on the internet or sleep until 5, then I watch Keith Olbermann, then I go on the internet some more, then I watch the news, and suddenly it’s 7:00. Then I need a break to ease myself into my homework at 7:30 and don’t finish until well into 12:00. Sometimes, I try to wake up early and study more but fail epically.</p>

<p>I, too, have excessive pride. I refused to take regular Algebra 2/Trig even though everybody warned me. As a result, I screwed up and was stuck with a C or lower. I took AP Chemistry instead of Honors Chemistry and will now have a B instead of the A+ I would have had in Honors Chemistry.</p>

<p>It’s a vicious cycle.</p>

<p>But cheer up, you’ll get into a great college and will be happy there. Don’t stress too much. Enjoy your last year of high school.</p>