Graduation, college, classes, scholarships

There is just so much going on right now. Currently I am:
In a relationship
Doing highschool
Doing grade replacement (extra classes)
Have a job (13 hours a week)
Meager social life
Looking for scholarships
Applying to colleges
Stressing over SATs

It's so much. I'm probably borderline nervous breakdown. I've been refusing myself sleep so I can do online classes, I've probably spent over $20 in energy drinks in the past week. And I still haven't started all my online classes. Oh my gosh there is so much going on. I would like to quit my job, but then I would have no money to enjoy myself. But 13 hours is manageable. I want to finish these online classes, but they aren't information, then questions. They would be much more accomplishable that way. Scholarships, how is my financial crisis going to be when I'm ready to start college? When I finally submit my early application to USF will it be accepted, will I get their personal grants? When I go to college, what is going to be my living situation. I'm moving into an apartment, but what about room mates? I don't think I can sleep tonight. I need to finish my current classes, then I start Physics and Precalculus and Government. That's going to be even more stressful. How am I still trucking? All I know is that I AM going to graduate on time. And that I have 3 more energy drinks in the fridge.

distelvogel's picture

mix redbull with couple caffeine pills and sleep no more :)

wait, but that would border with doping/drug issue, huh.

My God, relax! There's absolutely no reason to worry so much! Let me tell you, I've been there, done that, bought the t-shirt and done the no sleep for a week idea. It's a bad idea- I started hallucinating.

Put down the energy-drinks, they'll only make you jittery and less able to focus. Get your hands on some good old H2O (sipping cold water will wake you up without the jitters), and get some real sleep. You'll feel much less stressed when your body in better shape, and you'll be able to think more clearly.

Go buy a weekly planner and get your time-management skills sharpened and you shouldn't have such a problem. I'm taking 17 hours of solid Mechanical Engineering courses (junior level), plus I'm an RA in the dorms (=~20hrs/week), and I manage a pretty packed social life- I still get 8 hours each night.

I promise, taking care of yourself physically is going to make life a LOT better. Like I said, been there, done that, and if I could go back and change anything about my highschool years, that would be it. Take a chill pill and calm down a little bit.

Oh, P.S., don't worry so much about your job- I'm guessing you dont' make much over minimum wage- $5.50/hour is not worth your sanity, and there's plenty of ways to have fun for cheap.

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