It's my Senior Year and everyone has always told me this is like the easiest year that involves like no work and is the slacking off year but it hasn't been for me... This is the most sTreSSInG year EVER!!!!! I don't think i've been so stressed out and had to do so much in my Whole Life maybe its the all AP classes I'm taking or maybe its because I have a Job now or maybe It's because I'm the President of the School Spanish Club and I'm Running For HomeComing Queen this Year ... But man I try to do everything But i'm begining to realize that I'm just one person and Thought I could do everything at once and now everything is falling back on me I'm begining to breakdown now I'm thinking maybe taking all AP classes wasn't such a good Idea because its starting to kill me with no break at all constant work but i've always takin Pre-AP and AP classes my whole high school life why is this year different why is this year harder. Senioritis has almost caught up to me but I keep trying to fight it off running away from it because I really cant afford to be diagnosed with Senioritis by my teachers : ) I don't want to be the Slacker I'm at 13% of my class I just have 3% to go and I'll be good in top 10% thats my goal but I'ts seeming day by day alot harder I've never been this sleepy in my life maybe its all my Statistics homework i have and the US Government work or maybe its to 10-15 page research paper i have to write Or the fact that I'm so strEssed over running For HomeComing Queen and also trying to keep the Spanish Club activites Organized i don't know what it is but all i know is that i'm on the verge of going and hiding under a rock to breakdown because I can't take it anymore and everyone looks up to me and have such high expectations of me that I'ts like I have to but sometimes I'ts not always what I want.
Fighting Senioritis!!!
By brith812 - Posted on October 9th, 2008
Wow. I can understand how busy you are. I was the same my senior year of high school. I was the president of three clubs and i was in 5 AP classes and applying to 12 schools. I think that because it is college application time your life might seem extra stressful, but as soon as that is over and you submit them, you have a huge burden off your shoulders and as much as you may not be able to believe it now, you will be able to relax and feel relieved.
Some advice: I am not sure what else you are involved with, but I know at least with Spanish club, you may want to try delegating more responsibility to your VP and other officers. That way you will still be in charge, but it is not reasonable to do everything by yourself - I learned that as I attempted to do such myself when I was in your situation. Plus it will save you some time and stress!
Good luck with all of your activities and make sure that you take some time out of your day - even if it is just five minutes to breathe or listen to music and think about yourself and what is best for you. Take this time to relax. It is simple, but has a profound impact!
Ya i know i do try to give the VP and other officers work but at times I'm just such a perfectionist and everything that I feel like if i don't do it then it won't be done right But ya I hope your right and that all this will blow over and that I can finally breathe because I'm going CRAZY!!!!! Kinda like when you try cleaning your room by stuffing everything in the closet then later you open it and it all falls on you overwhelming you thats how I feel......
I understand exactly where you're coming from. I'm a senior and I have a similiar schedule/work load and last week I had to retake the SATs for a scholarship and I was so stressed over everything that I don't think I got as high of a score as I could have gotten. At the moment, there's sort of a lull in homework and everything, but I know it's just the calm before another storm and before long, I'm going to be drowning in everything I have to do again.
WoW another thing added to my list because I've kind of been pushing off the SAT's beacuse i want to retake them because I took it last year but I know I could have done way better but I didn't really try that hard plus I had stayed up late the night before since I was sick and I had gone to a party not really thinking so ya I only made a 1350 but i know if i actually would have tried and would have been smart the night before and got some rest then maybe I would have made a better score .... But I guess I just need to Add taking the SAT to my long list of things to do...
I wish I had a 1350. My score was a 1200 and my new scores should be coming out next week or the week after. Unless you're applying to an Ivy League school, you're definitly okay with a 1350.
Ya well i don't know i guess I become such a perfectionist and always think things aren't good enough and that i can do better so Maybe thats just it but all my friends tell me that i did good but I might just go ahead and also take the ACT i heard it scores better. : )
I can totally relate...I'm going through my senior year of high school right now, too. Who knew it'd be THIS stressful? I'm looking for a job, working ridiculously hard on scholarships (hence me being on this site), trying to get through school and keep up with my 4.0, and still breathe every once in a while!
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