Hi! Currently I am freshman in high school, in what my school calls the Gifted Academy (Just means we get put in IB junior year) and I have no idea what I’m doing. First quarter I had straight As I am in APWH, Algebra 2, English 1 H, French 2 H, Band CP (but pass/fail), Freshman PE CP, IED H, and took Biology H over the summer and also got As in both summer semesters. I have a terrible work ethic, I’m relying on memorizing lectures in class to do well on my tests and even if I knew how to study, I wouldn’t be able to focus on it for more than 15 minutes at a time. My current extra curriculars are Mathletes, Scholastic Bowl, Jazz Band, French Club, and mandatory Marching Band. I feel like I’m not using my time efficiently due to me playing league of legends constantly and not really ever interacting with my friends outside of school. All my teachers think I put a lot of effort into my classes, but honestly I am doing the bare minimum and feeling like I should be doing better than I am (Asian part of me kicking in) I took the Explore test (I think its like a pre ACT test or something) and got a composite score of 25 with a predicted score of 30-34 on the real ACT. I only missed one question on each section Reading English Math and Science. I feel like im being super unproductive and this will bite me in the ass later. Help?
Put the video game away.
You should drop one, possibly two ECs and focus on really excelling in the ones left over.
If League of Legends is an online MMO or browser app and if you’re using chrome, try using StayFocusd. It’s helping me with my CC-fueled procrastination problem.
Well, if league is the problem, just force yourself to tilt out of the game, then your mind will rewire itself, telling you to show those league players whose boss which will cause you to study more, GGEZPZ
seriously though, force yourself to only play on the weekends or once a day, limit playing time.
The ECs aren’t the problem, the video game is. Give yourself certain limits on how much you can play and tell your parents so they can hold you accountable. For example, put a calendar on the fridge with all your assignments due on whatever day and then your parents can ask you to show them to you before you play video games.