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Q: OK, this August I am starting highschool. I am in the honors program, and all my life i have gone to a Catholic school. It was a very comfortable environment. I knew everybody and was liked by everybody, and I did my work very easily. I didnt really have to work that hard at all. I loved the school I went to, the teachers were great and I learned a lot. But it makes it that much harder to go into highschool. I am going to a catholic high school too. I get stressed easily. How will I get used to the hard work, and the homework? My older sister is in that school, and she is SOOOOO smart. I feel like i have to be as good as her. How will i handle the work? I NEED HELP
If you're in the honors program, then they obviously think you're intelligent enough to handle it. The workload will seem a little much at first, but that's just because of the transition from Middle School to high school. You'll get used to it soon enough. It'll take a while for you to settle in to high school as well in general. But it gives you a chance to have a whole new fresh start and make many new friends.

Just make sure you balance work time with leisure time. Don't think you need to give away any of your life just because you feel you need to work hard. Don't allow yourself to get too stressed out by the work - work in a nice, comfortable atmosphere. Put your favourite CD on and light some candles. The sooner your work is done, the sooner you can go and have fun.
It'll be scary at first and may seem overbearing, but in a few months you'll be so used to it you won't even notice there's more work or it's a little more difficult.

All the best. =)


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