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Re: Procrastination (I feel pathetic)

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by _wasi_

I'm almost done with year 12 and I wanna study econ at Cambridge or lse among other unis. Thing is I struggle with procrastination too much (I feel like I spend time overananalysing it too). My grades are B when they used to be A* and that too full marks. I was sick 2 years ago and there was this exam (I'm international student) and it's public and basically I was looking to being topper in it my entire life tbh ans ye cus iwas sick I missed school and all tye basics so the next year I got average in that exam. And I think after that I've been just not trying as much as ik I can, I try at the evry last minute and I still end up getting B amd ik I can easily get A*s but I keep doing this. And it's almost like a habit now. Ik I'd regret this esp when ik I'm capable of it and I've been telling myself I'm trying to get out of it since that exam but I don't think i really tried, not as ik I can. I feel dumb and I don't doubt my wit but it I pretty dumb what I'm doing and I feel like I'm just leading on my parents and their trust.

Go and talk to your Head of Sixth Form, a teacher who your trust, or a student counsellor if your school has one. You are clearly feeling stressed and overwhelmed, and this is impacting your ability to study. Remember that Cambridge, LSE etc are not the only Unis out there, and they may not be the right Unis for you and that you may feel less pressured at another good University.