ter93 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hi everyone. I should be really happy with my life. I am part of a well-off family, and have everything that I could ever want. I go to an excellent private school, which will give me one of the best education opportunities available in the state of Victoria. However, I am feeling horrible. I recently turned 15, and am in year 11 at the moment. I feel that I am not doing well enough in school at the moment to please my parents, and obtain the ENTER score of over 99 that is required of me by my parents. I consistently get As in physics, methods, biology and chemistry, and sometimes in English. However, I am failing German and cannot do anything about it. I have talked to my parents about changing to a different subject which will play to my strengths (such as something in the field of maths and sciences), but all they have done is severely scalded me about failing German this year after consistently getting As last year. I feel as if I can no longer cope with the rigor of being in year 11 and stuck in a subject that I am failing! There is no way that I will ever please my parents, and all my achievements in methods and my sciences have been overlooked in favour of my poor German results. Please help me! Link to comment
CallingAllAngels Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Honey....you are only 15. You're so young and life is SO WORTH living! Is there anyone at school you can talk to about this? Link to comment
ajaxajax Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Aren't the entry scores really for Year 12? If that is the case and if German is not the strong point, stay away from that at all costs and choose your strongest subjects that would be needed for your preferred uni course. As for your parents, who appear to keep up with the Joneses (and appear to be at the extreme end of it in Australia) instead of appearing genuinely happy for their son, worry about what you believe in is right...I'm sure killing yourself is NOT one of them. I am living in an industrial working class suburb in Adelaide and having to go through 12 YEARS of uni study - just to become a pharmacist (I graduated in Health Sciences (w/Honours) but was knocked back from 4 medical schools). But, I always believe that only you should have control over your own destiny and not your environment....or your parents. Get as much help as you can at school (and outside school) to make sure your Year 12 really flies! Link to comment
travwilbury Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 You just listed many positives......A's in physics and math.......why not look at it as the glass is half full rather then empty. Listen, life is hard for everyone at times..........don't take it so seriously........your failing one class! It is not a big deal in the scheme of life. Hopefully you will understand that before you do something stupid. Link to comment
ter93 Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Thanks for the replies guys Unfortunately, my parents will not let me change subjects at all, and I require at least 6 subjects for next year in order to obtain an acceptable VCE score. I wish that I did my VCE in the 1980s, back when you didn't need to do a language to get an adequate score. It's my only subject with scaling Link to comment
CallingAllAngels Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hang in there....you are gonna be ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
meepmeep20 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 you're parents are not helping you. they want you to be almost 'perfect' and no one is perfect. i think this is what makes you have anxiety or at least excessive worry. if your parents would simply say, 'look, it's okay if you're not good at this one subject, that's okay, we still love you the way you are and we believe in you,' you'd feel so much better and maybe you'd perform better too. but you're parents are constantly attacking you about that one negative grade. that's not good. talk to your parents. tell them that what they're doing is not good. my father is like that. i hated it. hence, i don't talk to him at all anymore. also, looking over your positives and igonoring your negatives is like sweeping them under the carpet and saying, 'those don't exist'. once again, making you feel more anxious over them. everyone has strengths and weaknesses. nobody is perfect. IF YOU TRY TO BE pERFECT YOU WILL FAIL Link to comment
meepmeep20 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 look at you- you're 15 but pOSTING THAT you don't want to live anymore. that's a horrible way to think. what if one day you lost everything-your fancy private school, your grades, etc. you'd commit suicide, i imagine, right. Link to comment
meepmeep20 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 there is this one good movie that is based on a true story- it's called- the peaceful warrior. it tells the true story of a gymnast. he got iNTO a car accident, and doctors told him he'd never ever perform again. 10 months later he did. Link to comment
ter93 Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 hey guys thanks for all the replies I finally have my parents' approval regarding dropping German! By the way, my mum says if I get a high enough VCE ENTER score I can get a half stack!\\ Link to comment
CallingAllAngels Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 hey guys thanks for all the replies I finally have my parents' approval regarding dropping German! By the way, my mum says if I get a high enough VCE ENTER score I can get a half stack!\\ great news! big hugs! Link to comment
WKnight Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 You're too young, you have plenty of time to get your life in order. School is hardly the most important thing in your life so don't let people pressure you into thinking it's all that matters. Link to comment
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