Why does everyone stress so much?

Kmoran343
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:19:19 +0000

I’m a freshman at a pretty difficult magnet school and practically everyone in my school stresses over grades, some even end up not sleeping for days. I used to be one of those people too until I realized that I don’t really need to make myself unhappy. Yes, obviously, grades are important but I think everyone needs to stop freaking out about forming their life around getting accepted into a prestigious college. Maybe we should just all do the best we can, while shaping our character and finding our passions. I think that high school is more of a time to start thinking about who you are and what you really love to do, not staying up until 4 AM studying for a chemistry test. I’m just going to try and do the best I can while still making time for the things I actually love to do, not just meaningless extracurriculars for the sole purpose of taking up space on an application. I know that I’m motivated to learn and no matter what college I go to I can make opportunities happen, even though I might not end up in an Ivy League school. But I want to know what you guys think. Should high schoolers form their lives around getting accepted to a prestigious college, even if that means sacrificing their childhood and what they really love?