Mantra for the HS student:
Do not think 'Every point I get off of a homework or test is a point away from going to Harvard."
Think: “I need to do my best, and there will be a college that is right for me when I graduate.”
Do not think “If I don’t go to an Ivy League School/Top20, I am doomed forever.”
Think: “No matter where I go, I can bloom where I am planted. I can get involved and shine.”
Do not think: “My life is over…the kid in my math class is taking 20 APs and I am taking 5. I will never succeed.”
Think: “I need to challenge myself, but only to the point where I can still do well.”
If you don’t like your grades, you have to figure why you were not getting the grades you want.
Not studying enough? Not studying effectively?
Health, mental health, relationship issues?
Too much sports/partying/Clubs/videogames?
Working too many hours?
Feeling like what happens if you try your best but still don’t do well?
Too much freedom/executive function issues?
Not prepared?
Check out these tips: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/1920853-college-is-a-step-up-from-hs-16-tips-on-doing-well-in-college.html
You have to change what you do or you will get the same result.