Hello, call me Abby =] I'm eighteen and a senior in high school this year. I've always had great advice, I'm just not so great at following it =P Feel free to ask me anything, I'll do my best to give you an answer.
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Okay so I am in senior year. Here 12th grade is VERY important..My admissions into a good college will be only on the basis of the marks I score in my "board examination" which is held at the end of the year. The papers are not checked by my teachers but by some other teachers who don't know me and are teaching in some other school. This is done to make the examination fair. The cutoffs for any college where i live (new delhi) are CRAZZY. I mean nothing below a 475/500 is acceptable.
I have Physics, Chemistry, Computer science, English and Maths as my subjects.
Im telling you all of this just so that you know there is a lot of pressure to perform well.. and I have to in order to get a good college.
Ive just been real distracted for a while. I don't know how to concentrate on my studies. I dont feel like sitting with my books. It is freaking me out because every day matters to me. Please help!!!!! (link)
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Hi there :)
First off, I'm shocked to here how competitive it is in New Delhi. In the US, college admissions are based off of a number of elements, such as test scores but also GPA (grades you have gotten in each class all four years of high school), extra curricular activities, volunteer work, and writing. We get the chance to show some personality to schools, and I wish you had that chance.
All I can suggest is using the time you have wisely. Don't over do the studying, but make time for it every day. If you can take an hour to study one subject every day, you will be on the right track. Try practice tests and working with other students. Have you considered getting a tutor? I had a tutor for my SAT testing and he helped me raise my score about 80 points.
It's hard to concentrate on boring subjects, but this is something that you have to buckle down on and tough it out.
Test scores are not the end. If you cannot get into the college you want in India, there is opportunity for you elsewhere. You could probably get a substantial scholarship in America to a prestigious college even if you don't make top marks. Your success is in your hands, not the hands of the teachers grading your test scores.
Work hard, do your best, and then plan your next move from there.
Good luck,
-Abby
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Hey thanks for the advice.
I had thought about giving the SAT but I don't have ANY time to prepare for it. It is sad out here. The competition is just real bad.
Thanks again :)
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