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Q: 16/f/India
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!!!!!
If it helps. I havent been that bad in my studies. I wont say its cutting edge but then im one of the top 10 students in my class. Its just that i dont know how to get that extra edge..so that i can actually get into a college here. a very good college..

Make sure you are eating and sleeping well. Proper nutrition and rest will help you to focus. The brain actually does some important processing during sleep, so adequate sleep will not only help you to focus and be alert, but will help you to retain what you study. Give yourself permission to take breaks every so often. When you feel tird and fuzzy, get up, stretch, and walk around a bit. This will help relieve muscle aches and stiffness as well as stimulate blood circulation, which will help your mind to feel fresher. Being well rested and eating properly will also help you to feel more relaxed and alert for the exams.

Maybe change your study style every so often. Find a fellow student and quiz each other on the material for a while; maybe work out problems that have been giving you difficulty.

I took all of those subjects in school and found them all interesting in their own way. They can get pretty heavy at times, though, so you have my sympathy.

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