Advice/Reassurance?

CrazedAmbition
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:18:30 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’d like to start by apologizing. I wasn’t sure where I should post this thread, but I figured that the Parents Forum would be a great place to search for wise words and kind responses.

Well, here comes to the heart of my post: I am worried about adjusting to the academic differences between high school and college.


I’ll be attending an Ivy League school in the fall, and I’m just afraid that for the first time in my life, I’m just going to be average… or even worse, less than average. Sure, it’s going to be wonderful to have such a talented group of people to call my peers, but at the same time, it’s also going to be difficult.

To organize my rant:

1. What do I need to know to do well while adapting to a college environment?

2. Is it hard to handle not being the “golden child” anymore?