High School/College Angst

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:16pm

I guess the Teen/20-somthings Angst thread died while I was gone.. so.. I'm bringing it back in a slightly different form.

So..

ANGST.

[Mythus]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:19pm

I'm going to fail my midterms, and consequently fail all my classes and not get accepted into any colleges. *angsts* I'M SO STRESSED AND ANGSTY.

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:21pm

*gives you a hug*


AHH MIDTERMS! We're getting our grades. AHHH!

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:24pm

I'm in 8th grade, but I'm angsting here anyway. I got punished for something my friend did and if she doesn't write a good essay, I'm in huge trouble. I got my debate papers taken away because my friend was playing with them and the teacher said that I can't get them back unless my friend writes a good essay and my meet is Thursday. I'm a huge asset to the team and without those papers, we're screwed.

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:29pm

Hey, go ahead and post here, My Fair Lady. :-P

Ehh, you gotta love your friends. Good luck with that! I'm horrible at debating.

[BEKA531]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:31pm

i actually have nothing to angst about right now. the new semester is only a week old, and i still have straight a+'s in everything.

let's see how it is a month from now...

[insomniak]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:36pm

We could just always revive the old thread...

On topic-I'm afraid of not catching up on the work I missed today or being thrown out of my school's show for missing two tech rehersals.

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:37pm

I was looking for it, but my stupid computer wouldn't load the search page correctly..

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:42pm

When I was in high school, I was the BIGGEST overachiever there ever was. In college, I would lose sleep if I had anything lower than an 92.

[zaneyb3000]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:42pm

Why am I angsting?

a) I have a two-hour long essay test tomorrow morning at 8.
b) I can't sight-read well and we're getting new music in concert band.
c) My roommate is always upset about something which makes living in a small closet-like space very uncomfortable (especially when she's balling on the phone with her mom while I'm innocently listening to my iTunes).
d) Stupid boys. I wish I could be asexual, that would make not having a social life so much easier.
e) All of the above.
f) None of the above.
g) Herman Melville.

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:43pm

The lowest grade I can tolerate is an 89! :-P

[Plum]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:47pm

You straight A people need to relax. And I say this as a lifelong "overachiever"- you get more done if you worry less about how it's graded.

That said, I have an Old English translation and 100+ pages of Consitutional Law reading due for tomorrow. The process of applying for a major (we can't just declare here) starts in earnest next week. I'm trying to choose a foreign study program in London. I'm holding down 2 jobs. And my best friends are in London and Tokyo, dammit.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:50pm

Believe me, now that I've been out of college for a significant period of time, I realize how dumb it was to worry my ass off like that.

[Plum]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:53pm

Even in middle school, I would always get one B to screw me up, either in math or gym. But I knew I was still pretty smart, so I stopped freaking out about it. Which was a good thing, because I never even came close to straight As in high school. I still consider it a minor miracle I got into my college.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 9:59pm

Math was my weak subject. I used to agonize over it. By agonize, I mean that I got high B's and it pissed me off. What college do you go to?

[shermanslave]

Posted: 2/8/05 at 10:37pm

my angst is from 1983!!

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 10:35pm

I am so not an over achiever. I am only a junior, but I already have senioritis. I just dont care about school anymore. But somehow I've been getting mostly A's this year

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 10:52pm

i'm also in 8th grade but ive got senioritis. cant wait for highschool!

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 11:49pm

Alright, I guess I have an excuse to post my experience as a guideline to not stress so much.

I was the absolute classic overachiever in high school. Valedictorian, all the AP classes, soo many extra-currics, etc. Now both my sisters went to Cornell I knew I wanted something totally different, realizing I did not want an ivy league school, I fell in love with the George Washington Univ., got in early decision, got into honors program, thought it was all great. And the first month and a half was. My entire suite of 4 people were like best friends, me and my roommate got along great, I had other friends from orientation, finally some people more into broadway(though my roommate after a while wasn't a huge fan..) and for me, I was doing considerably well in my classes. I worried so much because I never had to work so hard so I wouldn't let myself do bad. In all the grades I was able to get it was like 98, 100, 106, 101, etc. well and an 86 on a paper, wasn't too thrilled. Now keep in mind, I was taking 17 credits and working 12 hours a week at the library. Eventually, it caved on me. In the same 2-week span, i had an 8-10 page paper due, 3 3-page papers due, a psych test, a philosophy midterm, plus a bunch of reading, regular physics hw w/ a test the week later, I kept trying, but all I could see was work and...I started panicking. Cutting the rest of the story short, I tried everything I could, I did everything right to deal with it, but I couldn't. This was the end of October. I've been home ever since. After dealing w/ therapists and thinking a lot, I'm learning to take it easier, it's still not great to care soo much about grades though. I'm pretty sure I'll go back in the fall, and thankfully I have enough AP credits to already have sophomore status anyway. That's actually why I'm so happy I found this board, it's kept me heavily entertained and happy since I've been home. And it's been nice to go to a show whenever I want. Don't let the work control you and stress so much, there are always things more important.

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 11:51pm

Whoa.

Thanks so much for posting this! I've been trying not to worry so much.. I mean, I'm still 14..

[juice23]

Posted: 2/10/05 at 11:59pm

I need to angst.....

Im a high school senior. Ive been visiting colleges nonstop, did the whole applying thing, and got accepted to two out of three so far. I REALLY want to be a Music Ed. major. I had my first audition two weeks ago. I thought it went pretty well ( i know i messed up on the sightsinging and melodic memory stuff but i dont think i was terrible). I find out yesterday that I wasnt accepted to the music dept. I cried my eyes out for the past two days feeling like a complete failure, and my next audition is in two days. Perfect timing to reject someone. Im soooooo upset. uggggggggg!

[iRuvPrinceton]

Posted: 2/11/05 at 12:00am

Ahh! *gives you a hug and a lollypop*

Keep your hopes up! Have faith! Something good will come along.