How many people wish there were more hours in the day to get everything done? Do you ever feel stressed out because you can't get everything done or you feel that you have to do something just to be able to put it on your resume...that you have to have as many AP classes and extra curricular activities on your resume as possible to get into a certain college? It seems to me like college are putting too much pressure on high school students. High schoolers have to worry about having their grades look good, being involved in extra curricular activites, be involved in the school, and for my school at least- getting 20+ hours of community service done to graduate. High school should be a fun time to look back on...not one of pain and misery in trying to advertise yourself to colleges and show they why you should be admitted to their school. Even though you aren't actually enrolled in a college yet, it seems like colleges have a big part of your high school education whether you like it or not. I have seen so many people working super hard to get into the schools they want, that they have overworked themselves and suffered from exhaustion. High school students shouldn't have to be involved in a lot of activities if they don't want to. I get about four or five hours of sleep on a good night because of all of my activities, work, sports, and homework on top of it all. Colleges need to ease back and let high school students enjoy their time in high school.
Are Colleges Causing A Pressure Buildup in High School Students?
By swimgirl - Posted on November 5th, 2006
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Yeah I agree. It is so stressful. I wish it was easier.
WE have to do 200 outside hours, thank god these hours dont have to be community service.
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I never let my schooling interfere with my education. - Mark Twain
what are outside hours?
It's not about colleges; it's about society. Colleges could care less whether you're enrolled in a college or not, but society (which includes friends and family) cares a lot whether you're enrolled in a college or not.
"You are narrow-minded because you disagree with me."
I'm narrow-minded because I disagree with you? I didn't post anything that said that I didn't agree with you.
Dear Swimgirl, I think that quote is a signature...it's not aimed at you. Don't take offense.
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Woo hoo! 218 days and 6.5 community service hours until graduation. Hopefully some of the stress this year will diminish as soon as I get accepted into my college choices. I caught senioritis over my high school's break from school and I don't want to do any work. I'm working ahead in all of my courses though, (Operation Survivor), so that when I get hit really bad by senioritis, my assignments will all be done and in a file ready to turn in on time without me having to take a bad grade on them for not having them done.
No fair. I received word yesterday from two colleges that I have been looking at thanking me for sending my recent ACT scores to them. How come the colleges get sent the ACT scores before we see them. Don't we have the option after we take the test on whether we want to cancel our scores from being sent?
Hey thanks to everyone who gave me some advice on how to improve my reading speed for the ACT. I brought up my reading score five points from when I took it last April.
Ugh. Today...I mean yesterday considering it's well past midnight my time, I took the ACT for the third and final time to see if I can go up in the scholarship award offering that my college of choice has offered me. School is still putting pressure on everyone. I have to have a certain class to graduate along with a couple of classes to make it into college, but I want to take a swimming class next semester along with swimming and diving team. Colleges put way too much stress on students these days. I spent my whole Saturday workign toward college. I took the ACT to see about a better scholarship offer, then I went to an hour long staff meeting at work followed by a double shift comprising of eight hours of yelling at kids to stop doing things so that they wouldn't get hurt and so that I wouldn't have to deal with their being hurt. College pushes people to do some crazy things just to earn a bit of money.
If my last post didn't make any sense, it's because I've been up since around 6:45 am on Saturday and am going to bed in a few minutes, so until tomorrow or whenever I can blog again, good night everyone. This is swimgirl signing off for now.
Well, isn't it nice meeting you this lovely, rainy night... :]
Just to clear up past issues---that was my signature. It's gone now.
It's just creepily cold here in New York. Where's the rain?
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I also discussed the same pressure in a post commenting on New York Times's feature on how girls today are pressured to be perfect college applicant but also told to relax and be themselves. Check out the article and my comments in my blog.
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I think that why colleges seems to be a part of people's high school education is because in order to get into a good college, you have to have satisfactory grades or you have to maintain your grades. Also if you want to win a scholarship to a college, you have to get good grades and maintain them; so, a college will give you that scholarship.
Yes, colleges are putting pressure on high school students, the pressure to succeed is immense. On the other hand, the pressures of college are so great that colleges want to make sure that students have the ability to succeed in their institutes and then later on in life.
Trying to fit everything in one day make me dizzy sometimes!!
I start to feel like a robot, following commands. My personal time is pushed off the plate for everyone else's, including the school that I may or may not get into, and who may or may not help pay for it.