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Originally Posted by hae413
I'm worried about getting into a state school, even though so far I'm on track to get into one! I don't have an interest in an Ivy or private school, I realized very early that they aren't for me. Like I said earlier, I just have an irrational fear about it. My teachers and parents keep telling me I have no reason to worry, and now you are as well, but I honestly just can't help it. Silly? Yes. Completely unnecessary? Absolutely. Does the fact that I know I'll get into and be happy at a state school make me stop? Nope. I know I'm going to do just fine, but because I worry, I do better. My thinking is, if I am the absolute best I can be at everything I do, I will end up happy somewhere and have the credentials to get to that somewhere. I don't worry about college unless my high school is getting a speech about requirements to get into a college or right around practice tests for the ACT/SAT and also finals/exams. My school kind of puts an elephant on our backs about all of those things. It's supposed to make us more conscious of getting a grade we will be happy with, not one that will let us get by. I really hope that made just a little bit of sense..  |
Have you considered talking to a mental health professional? If you have this much anxiety over getting into college (and obviously it's hard to tell simply from GC posts), you may want to consider something like short-term therapy.