I feel hopeless.

WISdad23
Fri, 26 May 2017 05:47:03 +0000

Assume that you never improve. You are still in the top 15-20% of people in the best country there is. Assume you work hard and improve. Well - then you are in the top 10+% of the best country there is. What do you expect of yourself? The likelihood that anyone you know goes to a top school is remote. If many around you are doing better then either there is rampant grade inflation or you have high achieving friends. Having high achieving friends is what success looks like. You need some perspective and a realistic assessment of yourself and your place in the world. Assuming doing well is not good enough, do you expect to peak as a 9th grader? Probably not. So keep working hard and don’t doubt your determination.