<p>I have a severly autistic brother and several slightly autistic friends. So just know you’re not alone, and it doesn’t change the world that much for you. And a complete second on the group projects, I really dislike them, mostly because if I’m in the group suddenly it becomes ‘oh good we got brandewyn so we don’t have to do anything!’ Not so bueno.</p>
<p>Haha, thanks guys!</p>
<p>Are your parents putting you under a lot of stress about college stuff? Mine are:/</p>
<p>My parents are very chill, but supportive of my efforts and requests. Nice people.</p>
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Mine aren’t and in some way I almost wish they were (or atleast more than they are now). I guess there is always a happy medium but my parent’s lack of competiveness, drive, and just plan old involvement scares me a little.</p>
<p>My parents aren’t putting pressure on me. They never did in high school. I kind of wish they did because then my GPA would be higher. Asians always complain about their tiger moms, but I personally wouldn’t mind having one. I like the idea of somebody pushing me to do my best. I realized too late in the game how important my grades were, even when I realized the importance I still got mediocre grades. With a tiger mom, she wouldn’t accept my B dominated report card. I guess it’s easier to wish for what you don’t have, but still. This semester, I need to be my own tiger mom lol</p>
<p>Also the big talk of the day was ACT scores. People were complaining about their 29’s. So many people at my school got a 29.</p>
<p>is anyone else experiencing junioritis? </p>
<p>it’s not that I’m lazy and don’t do the work- I do, I’m just not doing well. My grades aren’t looking so great- I have 2 Fs right now, in AP Bio and Pre-Calc and I’m seriously just dying.
We have a test over 4 chapters in Bio this week and I’m pretty sure I’m going to fail :/</p>
<p>I am experiencing a weird form of junioritis where its not that I don’t care about all the work I have to do, I just can’t find the energy to do it all. Each day I have a quiz in AP Latin and while I am enjoying the class immensely- sometimes I just want to lie on the floor and just sleep for 10 years. Not to mention Pre-Calc and AP Lang. (that one isn’t so hard though.)</p>
<p>My parents are more like predator drones when it comes to college. They don’t bug me about my classes much, but if I have a B on my mid trimester report, they hound me. Also, they made me sign up for standardized tests.</p>
<p>Speaking of which, I got a 36 on the ACT :)</p>
<p>Well, okay. The first half of high school was super stressful because I did not know about my learning differences/slight autism. It ended up turning into depression, but I am bouncing back now. </p>
<p>Right now, I don’t think my parents are too worried about college because hey, I have some official documentation of why I couldn’t do so well. Not that that excuses me from it all; I’m still aiming for an upward trend. </p>
<p>I’m not really doing that badly in any of my classes. I’m at least doing better than last semester this far into this semester. So I’m OK with that. Hopefully I can do better with my new IEP thingy.</p>
<p>Congrats on the 36!
I am at that point in the year where I just don’t care/am sick of my classes. The only reason I am not failing APUSH or honors physics is because the teachers did not give me a penalty on late work. That being said I currently have Cs in math and physics (they should go up to high Bs by the end of the week when test corrections are entered into my grade). I hate this time of year…</p>
<p>I can’t stand my AP chemistry class, it has gotten really hard :(. We’re doing chemical kinetics and it’s giving me a headache. The term is almost over and I’m trying my best to pull my C to at least a low B and maintain it.</p>
<p>I’m having extreme Junioritis I don’t have the desire anymore, I would much rather read, or do SAT prep work all day, or even just start my senior year schedule. Pre-calc got slightly easier and so is APUSH I’m excited for March, mixed feelings about April, but I just really want it to be June! As far as May goes I think I’m going to be prepared for my APs and I mean it’s just 2 weeks, hopefully it will all go by fast, but I think it will. I can’t wait for Senior year and do all the lasts and “special things” parse and hopefully this time next year we’ll have an idea about where we’re going to college which is exciting! I really like this thread just saying sorry for rambling.</p>
<p>Wow. I’m the exact opposite. I’m more motivated this semester than I’ve ever been. I know this is my last chance to show colleges what I’m made of. After my ugly first semester (attack of the bees), I’m determined to get a A’s. Also with all A’s, I can boost my GPA to a 3.31 UW and a 4.1-4.3 W. </p>
<p>Also congrats on the 36! That’s my goal!</p>
<p>Okay maybe I do have helicopter parents. I think my one B is bad xd</p>
<p>That being said, it might just be because I don’t have any good EC’s D:</p>
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The grass isn’t always greener on the other side but I feel very similarly. Also I’d be one of those people very disappointed with a 30 while my parents feel that it’s fine…how about that</p>
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I felt like this until lacrosse started and got my scores for the ACT back…back in full swing :)</p>
<p>My parents don’t even understand the scores. If I got a 36 my mom would say, “Is that good or bad?”</p>
<p>“Junioritis” - I’m going to start using that term.</p>
<p>Junioritis - The inability to find the energy required to complete colossal amounts of homework.</p>
<p>Nice job on your ACTs, everyone!</p>
<p>Is it bad that I’m not taking the ACT? I am (of course) taking the SAT but not until June. I really struggled in the math section of my PSAT so I wanted to finish Pre-Calc before I took the SAT. Very few people in my school are taking or even talking about ACTs and my school is very focused on the SATs so the ACT was never on my radar. Should I take the ACT or will it just be an added test that I won’t be able to muster up energy for, due to my juniorits?</p>
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I don’t see why you wouldn’t take it. It’s one of the easiest tests, compared to AP tests and stuff, and if you’re good at taking tests it’s an easy way to help your application a little if your ACT score turns out better than your SAT score. I took both tests but only technically studied for one, and I got similar scores. They’re both multiple-choice tests with English/math stuff and an essay. The ACT has an added science reasoning section, which is basically just about thinking logically.</p>