Marking period 1 of my senior year has been the most abysmal marking period of my LIFE.

I have B’s in Statistics (supposedly an easy class, but I slacked off too much to catch up in other classes). I likely have a B in classics though I’m hoping not. I have a B in math, thanks to two tests that I didn’t do so hot on (I went from a carefully planned 89 to an 84). I have a B in English I think, after getting this latest paper back. (I had no idea it was graded, or even checked for quality — Halloween essay? Come on…) I have a B in Spanish obviously, because getting an A in that class (this marking period at any rate) is essentially impossible (considering that a lot of people did really bad on the first test). I have a B in Psychology, because I have NO idea how to take her quizzes and tests. I’m just so bad at them. They’re book tests and generally the information from her lectures aren’t enough, but because I’m this uncoordinated mess this year, I haven’t been reading the book on time to absorb all the information I think. Though, I think I did better this last quiz because I read the book ahead of time.

So, my resolutions are like this: by marking period 2, I need to have A’s again in English, Statistics, Psychology, Classics, and if I can, Math.

Math entails hard work and a 96 average.
English entails hard work and a 95 average or so.
Statistics requires hard work and a 96.
Classics is about studying for tests early and not procrastinating.
Psychology is about studying for tests early, doing brilliant PRS essays, and getting a 99 or 98 this marking period.

This marking period has to be the most brilliant frickin thing in my whole life, if I want colleges to see that I was just suffering from stupid standardized-test-study-syndrome and college search disorientation.

But this isn’t going to be easy at all.

It starts today. I focus on homework and nothing else until January. I will do winter track, but if my grades require me to quit, I’m not going to hesitate. I’m going to pound this out like my life depended on it. This is the most important thing right now. No more reading the news at 5am. No more trying to be azn and learning to do azn things (Cough). No more procrastinating for the hell of it.

No, this is time to act.

In all honesty, I will be happy if I get 3 of those A’s. Then I’ll have 4 A’s, 3 B’s for this year, which isn’t so bad. But I really want A’s because I know I can do it if I really apply myself.

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