ronny thamer
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Hello, BOS users
I am in year 11 and my prelims start in about 4-5 days, and I feel insanely stressed, not being able to function at times.
One issue I have vastly underestimated would bring me down was my ability to control my procrastination, of which is practically absent. I have my english prelim first, and I feel so underprepared. It is 2 essay’s in 1 hour 30 minutes, but I don’t have any good essay’s panned, partially because my teacher is okay, but more because again my procrastination. I will be lucky to expect anything greater than a C or low band 4. This past week i have broken down, talking to my families who say everything will be fine, which I know it will, but the feeling of not doing well, especially for my first big exam is haunting me. I was hoping to achieve early entry with these marks, but with only 4-5 days left until the start, plus my other exams a few days later which i also very very underprepared for, i am hopeless.
In comparison to my brothers (I’m a triplet), they seem very prepared, with concrete study schedules, quotes planned, essay’s etc. We are in english advanced, but they are both together in the other class (there are 2), and I am by myself , and I feel they’re teacher is much better than mine, imposing strict essay writing lesson’s every 2 weeks that the students must complete. Anyway’s I don’t want to compare myself to them, but I naturally tend to go this way, which is another reason I feel so demotivated.
I have always been a model student, achieving high marks, even if not an A++, but still High B’s to high A’s. I think these pressures have made me go down to an average B, which I know is good, but again might not get me early entry. I have spoken to counsellor’s regarding this, and they all say I am too hard on myself, over examining everything.
Im sorry if this is really long, but i just needed to vent. If you have any suggestions, feel free to communicate them.
I am in year 11 and my prelims start in about 4-5 days, and I feel insanely stressed, not being able to function at times.
One issue I have vastly underestimated would bring me down was my ability to control my procrastination, of which is practically absent. I have my english prelim first, and I feel so underprepared. It is 2 essay’s in 1 hour 30 minutes, but I don’t have any good essay’s panned, partially because my teacher is okay, but more because again my procrastination. I will be lucky to expect anything greater than a C or low band 4. This past week i have broken down, talking to my families who say everything will be fine, which I know it will, but the feeling of not doing well, especially for my first big exam is haunting me. I was hoping to achieve early entry with these marks, but with only 4-5 days left until the start, plus my other exams a few days later which i also very very underprepared for, i am hopeless.
In comparison to my brothers (I’m a triplet), they seem very prepared, with concrete study schedules, quotes planned, essay’s etc. We are in english advanced, but they are both together in the other class (there are 2), and I am by myself , and I feel they’re teacher is much better than mine, imposing strict essay writing lesson’s every 2 weeks that the students must complete. Anyway’s I don’t want to compare myself to them, but I naturally tend to go this way, which is another reason I feel so demotivated.
I have always been a model student, achieving high marks, even if not an A++, but still High B’s to high A’s. I think these pressures have made me go down to an average B, which I know is good, but again might not get me early entry. I have spoken to counsellor’s regarding this, and they all say I am too hard on myself, over examining everything.
Im sorry if this is really long, but i just needed to vent. If you have any suggestions, feel free to communicate them.