| junior year + SATs | < i
well i havent posted in months. *music from drawn together - what you already knew* its not cause i have anything against lj, that i think its childish or stupid or any of that. its really just cause i havent had the time to post. i'm in my junior year right now, and if you didn't notice, when i started school is when i stopped posting. my typical weekday consists of the following: school/homework-9 1/2 hrs, traveling-2 1/2 hrs, sleeping/eating/etc-10 hrs, other-2 hrs.
so essentially, i have about 2 hours to myself, and usually one of those is spent doing some school related activity like studying for the SATs or looking for potential colleges. the ironic part about it is that i never feel like i am focused enough on school. there is always something i didn't study enough for, something i could've started earlier, or some homework that i didn't get to.
take for example, the fact that i am taking the SATs next saturday (dec 3). i havent even studied for it that much, and i know im not really prepared for it. i would at least like to get an 1800 this time, this being the first time, somewhat of an "experimental" time. but i'm not sure i can really manage an 1800. and if i get lower than that, i'm really going to be disappointed in myself, considering i plan to do MUCH MUCH better the other 2 times i take it, but there is still a limit to how much one can improve.
sure its junior year, and i know everyone suffers junior year. but what makes everything a trillion times harder is what i have to work with. from failing so many courses in freshman year, my GPA is horrendously low, and my schedual is packed (and will be until i graduate, IF i even graduate on time). right now the classes im taking include: global, US history, math, american literature, physics, basketball, and freshman composition.
its a pretty crazy situation, trying to get into one of the best colleges in the country (columbia), AND worrying about trying to graduate on time. but i guess there is one good thing that i can get out of all of this. its something that kevin (nematoad) said to me a long time ago, but i still remember it. he said that in a way, people who go through a lot are lucky, because what they go through really prepares them and gives them fortitude for future struggles. he said it also shows that a person has a lot of character to be able to hold themselves up during such times. it must sound really corny to say that, but i guess now i'm realizing the truth of it a lot more than i did back then.
in other news, ANDRE IS TURNING 21 YAY!!!!!! all you bitches better come to his party on saturday =D
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
so essentially, i have about 2 hours to myself, and usually one of those is spent doing some school related activity like studying for the SATs or looking for potential colleges. the ironic part about it is that i never feel like i am focused enough on school. there is always something i didn't study enough for, something i could've started earlier, or some homework that i didn't get to.
take for example, the fact that i am taking the SATs next saturday (dec 3). i havent even studied for it that much, and i know im not really prepared for it. i would at least like to get an 1800 this time, this being the first time, somewhat of an "experimental" time. but i'm not sure i can really manage an 1800. and if i get lower than that, i'm really going to be disappointed in myself, considering i plan to do MUCH MUCH better the other 2 times i take it, but there is still a limit to how much one can improve.
sure its junior year, and i know everyone suffers junior year. but what makes everything a trillion times harder is what i have to work with. from failing so many courses in freshman year, my GPA is horrendously low, and my schedual is packed (and will be until i graduate, IF i even graduate on time). right now the classes im taking include: global, US history, math, american literature, physics, basketball, and freshman composition.
its a pretty crazy situation, trying to get into one of the best colleges in the country (columbia), AND worrying about trying to graduate on time. but i guess there is one good thing that i can get out of all of this. its something that kevin (nematoad) said to me a long time ago, but i still remember it. he said that in a way, people who go through a lot are lucky, because what they go through really prepares them and gives them fortitude for future struggles. he said it also shows that a person has a lot of character to be able to hold themselves up during such times. it must sound really corny to say that, but i guess now i'm realizing the truth of it a lot more than i did back then.
in other news, ANDRE IS TURNING 21 YAY!!!!!! all you bitches better come to his party on saturday =D
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!