not feeling motivated and dreading the new school year

DadTwoGirls
Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:22:49 +0000

“so i have to have something impressive on my app to get in.”

To go anywhere outside of the top 4 to 10 schools, you don’t need to be perfect. There are hundreds if not thousands of universities in the US which provide very strong education and whose graduates can be very successful in life.

The Ohio State University has nearly 60,000 students at its main campus, and over 66,000 students across all campuses. They do not have this many perfect applicants. Many of these students got in with very little in the way of ECs, with some B’s mixed in with their A’s, and with only a tiny handful of AP classes or no AP classes in some cases, and with no thought of ever taking IB. There are of course hundreds of other very good universities in the US and there are not enough perfect students to fill up more than a tiny fraction of the freshman class at these schools. Normal humans can do very well.

@Nocreativity1 gives some very good advice above. What you are suffering from is sadly very common in the US. We put way too much stress on our high school students. Doctor’s can help you a lot. Doctor’s and counselors and psychologists and psychiatrists are also very used to speaking with parents and helping parents understand the situation. Stepping back to a less stressful high school schedule should also help.