Why is all of this madness in my mind?
It’s madness, I tell you. Pure madness. All I have been thinking about for the past three weeks has been college. I’m only a sophomore, for crying out loud! Why is college nagging me by tail so early? I don’t know, unfortunately, but I do have suspicions.
First, junior year is approaching very, very quickly. It’s already time for course selection at my school and so I am starting to realize that I will be a junior and will have to endure long, sleepless nights studying for AP United States History and my other three honors classes.
Second, I’m planning on taking the SAT Chemistry subject test in June. Just the thought that I have to prepare for this test and future tests (in Junior year) scares me even more because I am terrible at standardized tests and never manage to get a high score. What makes this feeling even worse is that I hear about people who get 2380’s and 2100’s really easily. When I took the PSAT, I got a 178, which translates to 1780 in SAT scoring (at least that’s what the people at College Board say). How am I supposed to feel compared to these other people?
Third, and finally, my first semester math grade has been bothering me. I got a B. However, I don’t know why I’m bothered by this grade because I had A’s in all of my other classes. Maybe it’s the fact that it was my first B. Maybe it’s the fact that I was one percent away from an A. Maybe it’s the fact that all the colleges in this country seem to only want to accept straight A students.
In general, I feel an overwhelming amount stress that I seem to be unable to alleviate. I’m worried about college. I’m worried about junior year. I’m worried about everything life is going to throw at me in the next 365 days. I don’t want to be worried and I don’t want to live in fear. I’ve been given a set amount of time to live and do something on this planet and I can’t waste it moping about the future.
And I am finally going to admit that everyone was right: I am stressed.
UCs accept some students based on test scores alone, so other colleges probably do the same.IIRC, small liberal arts colleges tend to place less weight on SATs and possibly grades, with more emphasis on the personal part of the application. Of course, that may not be helpful.Also, don’t forget that grades are weighted. ~Jenny
Is this Jenny from P.E. class? You have a blog? That’s so cool! You have to tell me the link to it. If you’re not Jenny from P.E. class…it’s cool that you’re reading my blog.Liberal Arts colleges are very attractive in my opinion. I like how they focus on undergraduate studies.
I think you’ve hung around the EIC too long, and probably Alix too; they both emit bucketloads of college-related stress, one silently and the other blabbering all over.………….I wonder if you’ll still be hanging out in the journalism room in two years…………And just for the joy of adding to the stress of someone who really shouldn’t be stressed yet, you’re going to have to guess who I am and ask me next time you see me. It’s rather obvious, but still, you’re bound to over-think it.p.s. I am extremely jealous of your Eichler and your European—specifically DUTCH—family to visit every year.