Am I cooked?? · Rishab Academy

Am I cooked??

In middle school, I went to a public school in a decently rich area. School work there was not very hard and I was able to get an A or higher for three years (sometimes it was a bit difficult, but getting good grades was just a matter of how much effort you put in). Now in HS, I go to Harker, a top private school in the entire US. Literally every kid here is crazy good at something. Some of my friends are nationally ranked in tennis, some in math comps. The point is that compared to them, I am pretty far behind. For example, today in Honors Alg 2/Trig, I took a test and probably got less than 70% (honestly probably even worse). The questions on that test were all harder than what was assigned for homework. Even worse, I probably spend 10+ hours doing extra review problems over the weekend. Some kids in my class didn't even prepare for the test and still got better scores than me. I am feeling quite defeated and honestly scared that this is going to tank my GPA.

Today I texted a few friends I had back in middle school. I asked them how (public, the one I was supposed to go to) school was and whether it was more challenging than 8th grade. Most of them said that it was a little more difficult or some even said the classes were easier. I know that I can get a really good GPA in public, but now I'm in private and my GPA might be ruined...

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