Is it normal to be painfully stressed in grade 12?

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So I'm in grade 12 right now and the stress is honestly driving me insane. My parents don't want me to move out for university so there is only one university that I can really go to that has the programs I want and that is the University of Calgary. If I don't get accepted into that university I'm fucked. I'm taking all these advanced classes and if I don't get at least an average of 83% I won't even have a chance. I honestly feel like I'm going a little bit insane. My whole life revolves around this school year. My parents pretty much expect me to go to university so if I don't get accepted I honestly don't know how disappointed they'd be.

I really wish my parents weren't so keen on having me stay at home for university because I really don't want to and it makes it so much more stressful because I have no other schools to go to if I'm not accepted. I've been numbing the stress after school with weed and on the weekends with liquor. It doesn't seem healthy but I need some relief occasionally or I honestly think I'll go insane.

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  • Terence_the_viking
    10 years ago | pl

    Yep everyone does it

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  • DolphinAngel
    10 years ago | pl

    Well I'm exactly in same situation but I honestly don't give much about school right now even if it puts pressure on me ;D I just don't care about my future now... I now I'll probably regret it later but anyway I don't want to do much for school so I just lean back... I wish I could go to school here because it seems to be so much easier than in germany^^

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  • Avant-Garde
    10 years ago | pl

    I know how you feel as I've also been under heaps of stress. I have to worry about deadlines and college most of all. Scholarships, choosing where to go, finding a college where I can study analog photography, etc. Ugh, it's annoying and I feel like I'm running out of time! O_0

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  • ccjigsaw
    10 years ago | pl

    Oh trust me that's normal! Don't give up!!! I went through it to, and I have my career, it's pretty swell! A word to the wary though. College/university is not for the faint of heart. It's harder than highschool/grade 12 in many ways. It's worth it though. Fight!! :P

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  • justsomekidfromcanada
    10 years ago | pl

    How should I talk my parents out of it? They're practically forcing me to stay at home because they think living on campus is too expensive

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  • KeddersPrincess
    10 years ago | pl

    Well, that's one of the things that come with senior year. Especially for me because I slacked all through hgih school and had to work my ass off at the end fo the year. You have a lot to deal with, and after all, it won't be long before they throw you into the real world. But try to take it easy. For me, senior year, was my best year in high school. That's when I met my friends and got to enjoy some of the freedoms the underclassmen didn't have. Yeah; it will be stressful until you graduate. That happens for everyone, but there's a good and a bad side to everything.

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  • binorm
    10 years ago | pl

    17 was one of the worst years of my life. It's a stressful time, and there are a lot of expectations and pressure on you. Just keep in mind that even if you don't get in, it's not the end of the world. You have other options and frankly taking an extra year before you go to school is one of the best decisions I ever made. Keep in mind that you have to live your life for yourself, because trying to constantly please others won't work out in the long run. Breathe, relax, and just do what you can to cope.

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