Honors in 9th Grade?

vamominvabeach
Wed, 20 Jan 2016 22:19:31 +0000

Whoa! Take a deep breath. Mom of an 8th grader here and I just did the college process with my oldest son last year. First, you have very good grades and if you continue with these types of grades you will be fine and get into college. It may not be UCLA or Yale, but that is fine because there are 100’s of wonderful schools out there. You have four years to prepare and do your best. That’s a long time and you can’t ride yourself so hard or you’ll burn out due to stress.

You aren’t stupid to be in pre-algebra in 8th grade, everyone has their own speed. You may not need new friends, but certainly let them know you don’t appreciate them calling you stupid.

As for honors, if you feel you need the challenge perhaps you can ask a teacher to help arrange for you to meet your 8th grade counselor at school and ask if you can have an opportunity to be in a few honors classes in 9th grade.

Why are your parents livid? If they want you in honors, they should also talk to your school counselor. Forgive me for asking, but are your parents immigrants? Sometimes parents from other countries set very high expectations for their children that are not always fair or well informed about what the college process is really like. Some parents think only all A+'s and all honors and attendance at a top ranked school are signs of success (for them as much as for you). Please understand you will be as successful as you want to be and you can attend State U to get there.

Also, don’t spend too much time on this site comparing yourself to others. You just be you, ok?