I Never Realised How Hard It Was

[Leemac1999]

Hey I'm 15 and im totally freaking out. I've got exams in 2 days and am the most stressed I've ever been in my life. I study from after school till I go to bed but it doesn't seem to be benefit me. During my school life I've been a great student - I did my homework on time, behaved, and got on with teachers - but now EVERYONE expects me to get straight A's and be perfect. Even now I'm sweating and shaking. My parents and teachers don't realise how much pressure they put on me. To sum up I am miserable. Please help me.

[Bmble_B]

Try to organize a discussion with your parents and principal or maybe vice principle. I'm going through the exact same thing man. Which is the entire reason why I haven't been that active on VT. Try to pace yourself on assignments, try not to do too much extra credit. I had to learn that the hard way. Studying all day also, never helps. Cramming the information into your brain will make it increasingly difficult to retain the info. Try finding a fun and creative way to study, ask a friend to set up a little review game. And always remember to take a brief hiatus from time to time, hope everything works out for you.

[Wafflenado]

EVERYONE expects me to get straight A's and be perfect. Even now I'm sweating and shaking. My parents and teachers don't realise how much pressure they put on me. To sum up I am miserable. Please help me.
Exactly!!! I forget if my class rank is #1 or 2, but because of that I have a lot of pressure on me. I feel like if I mess up, people will just forget about me or something lol idk. What I have learned is that studying from dusk till dawn is not a good strategy. You need to be truly able to absorb the information, internalize it, so don't worry about remembering every little detail about every little thing or else you'll just become overwhelmed and not be able to remember any of it. Take breaks every now and then, relax, and do your best. Honestly, if you're afraid you won't be perfect because you don't have straight A's, chances are you're going to do pretty well on those exams haha.

[queenofcontrariety]

Stress is normal. I mean if you've been studying all the time you need to calm down, like is it worth it? Not everyone is meant to get straight A's, that isn't what school was designed for and honestly I feel like you learn more when you don't, it's the growth mentality. My friends all laugh because I take a ton of me time, and honestly I do better than a lot of them. One kid makes 25+ page study guides, instead I glance over my notes once and make sure I'm calm and get sleep... I got 5 points higher on our last test, we're both smart kids, but I put myself first. What kind of person I am and how I feel about myself is more important than my grades. Don't think I'm some kid in easy classes either. I'm in 2 AP classes, 2 honors, and 1 above grade level. I'm in hard classes, but I've realized I'm more than a GPA, grades aren't worth losing yourself over, always remember that