ok in math I am worried I will get a C on my report card. If I tell that to my mom I won't hear the end of it. She will be all, " You haven't been trying at all you have been goofing off worrying about the latest fashions and designers." But I take my time whenever I do something for a grade. I mean whenever we practice it at school or home I get everything right. I am so stressed like one minute I won't be even be thinking abot it and then I am thinking about it and it makes me feel so depressed that I don't even want to go to school or get up in the morning. I haven't had a good spring break because I couldnt go anywhere because Natchez is sooooooooooooooooooooooo boring. I couldn't go anywhere because 1) My mom wasn't feeling good for like about 2 or 3 days. 2) My dad decided he would open for lunch and my mom had to help. and 3) because my mom is always tired.
I am worried I won't get into college if I get a C. btw I am in 6th grade.
2007-03-18 11:24:19 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
some people in my class, their parents would be proud of them if they get a C. My friend, if sh gets a 50 it doesn't bother her. If she got a C she would be on top of the world. Like one time I got a C and she is like, " goshhhhhhhhh, that is good!"
2007-03-18 11:39:30 · update #1
Your parents sound like they really care about you. Your dad sounds like he owns a business-- lots of pressure on him to provide for you. Let your parents know that you appreciate them. If you mom is always tired, ask her to see her doctor and soon.
How do you get good grades? By really understanding the material. Cover as much material as possible when doing your homework. Study not only the current day's assignments, but try to review the pasts day's assignments and also try to read the material for the next day's lecture so you'll have a better time following the teacher's lecture. Review the past weeks materials during the weekend. Part of the problem that our society has is that as a whole, our students do not study as hard (by hard, I mean really concentrating without looking at MySpace, watching tv, etc.) as other students in the world (Japan, Europe, etc.). You can have some free time on the weekends, but really concentrate on afternoons and evenings (weekdays). If you understand the material, you will get good grades. If you study the material for the first time the night before the test, you won't get good grades. Let your mom know that all the pressure on you just makes you nervous. Show her that she has nothing to worry about by applying yourself and doing well on exams bc you really understand the material.
2007-03-18 11:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Santa C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry. No one looks at your grades from 6th-grade. And even if they do, the only thing that would suprise them would be if you were ailing everything. But a C just feels bad. I almost got my first report card C last quarter (btw, i'm in 8th, lol). your mom sounds strict. my advice? offer an explaination, but don't fight for it. Make her think that you know you did something wrong, and design some sort of plan to get better. And tell her ASAP. Parents don't like being kept out of the picture. But, seriously, a C isn't such a big deal. Colleges don't care. At all.
2007-03-18 18:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by lily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, don't worry until you see what grade you actually have.
Second, tell your mother that instead of being upset that you got a "C" (if you do), that you THOUGHT she would be proud of you for all the other good grades. Tell her it makes you feel sad and that the hard work for the other grades, wasn't worth it. Parents are supposed to know that, but they forget.
6th grade is WAY too early to worry about college, anything could happen between now and then.
2007-03-18 18:30:04 · answer #3 · answered by LD 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it. Just put it out of your mind. Focus on your schoolwork and do the best you can. That's all you can do. And as for the C. A C on a report card won't keep you out of college. I'm in 9th grade and I have gotten many, many C's but that won't keep me out of college. I have a friend that is graduating this year and he had the same basic grades as i do and he already has a scholarship to a good college. So you know, just don't worry about it. (As for your Mom.... well that is what mom's were put on Earth for. To nag us kids and teenagers at every possible chance.) :)
2007-03-18 18:36:13 · answer #4 · answered by Casey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to sound cruel, but you gotta relax!! to be honest...your grades in elementary school mean absolutely nothing. this isn't to say that you shouldn't try hard, in order to prepare yourself for highschool, but really..you cannot be worrying about college at such a young age. highschool is the time to start thinking about what you would like to do in life, and start worrying about getting a C. if your mother has turned you into this paranoid over-achiever, then you need to let her know that you are doing the best you can, and that is all you can do...let her know she should be proud of you, and if she isn't..theres something wrong with her, not you. good luck
2007-03-18 18:28:53 · answer #5 · answered by xoxo_sexy_biatch_xoxo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well im a senior in high school, so from personal experience i stressed myself out trying to do my best at school. But to tellyou the truth, only high school counts for grades towards admissions for college. The only way that middle school would count is if you get honor classes bacause those do count for high school or high school credit.
2007-03-18 18:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by jcfollower 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well...Im in the 6th grade to and it does get pretty boring and tiring and hard. What i usally TRY to do is pay as much atention and take lots of notes and study them im pretty sure if u get one C u can get in collage! just dont be worried about it as much
2007-03-18 18:29:40 · answer #7 · answered by XxCemeteryDrivexX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are that worried, talk to your teacher and have them help you.
Btw, colleges that accept you or not will not go back as far as 6th grade to see whether or not you are good enough for their school.
2007-03-18 18:27:12 · answer #8 · answered by shoestring_louise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't compare yourself to your friends. They get worse grades, because they probably do not care about their grades as much as you do. Talk with your teacher and see if you can get some extra help. Your mother will understand if you've already started to fix the problem.
2007-03-18 19:09:37 · answer #9 · answered by mjen 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
uhhh i think colleges start looking at your grades when you are i high school. look just tell your parents because they will find out and then you will be in more trouble. just tell them you tried really hard and it is just a hard subject also tell them you will try harder next quarter or trimester or whatever. i know from experience it just works better to tell them straight out and not hide it
2007-03-18 18:30:28 · answer #10 · answered by no shenanigans 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋