Grades, grades, grades.

CUC just posted their second semester grades online. No doubt there were tons of anxious and nervous students trying to avoid logging into MyCUC. It's scary when you click the link for "Grade Report"...who knows what might show up!

Undoubtedly there are high school students who are nervous about the same thing. Worrying about the SATs/ACTs, AP tests and grades makes lots and lots of stress.

But, here's the thing: as long as you try your best, who can ask for more of you than that? Forget about the scholarships, pressure and competition: just do the best you can do.

My parents always used to tell me that they would support whatever grade I got, as long as I put hard work and effort into it. I wasn't naturally gifted at math, so often I'd study and study and still not do very well on a test. My parents would always say, "We know that you studied really hard for this test. It's okay that you didn't do perfect: as long as you tried, that's good enough for us."

And it should be good enough for you too! If you know you did your best, you can't beat up yourself over a not-quite-perfect grade or score.

Just remember high-schoolers: you have a whole summer of fun ahead of you! Just get through the next couple weeks, okay?

Good luck!

Labels: Jaclyn Wile, student blog