School life is closing in on me...

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My Spanish teacher spoke to me today while we were having class in the library and said that she had submitted my name to nominate me for a $10,000 scholarship. She handed me two envelopes with forms, one specifically for achievement in a foreign language.

Well, I was reading through and I have to have at least a 3.3 GPA and a good balance of extracurricular activities for one of the four scholarships (the latter of which I know I haven't). Fortunately, my teacher said that even getting in the record is a good thing to include in applications.

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. I told my mother and she began talking to me about college - getting scholarships, saving up money, taking out loans, and choosing a college. I'm feeling a bit nervous. I feel like I only started my sophomore year a short while ago. Not only am I going to have to start planning college, I'm afraid that suddenly I'm going to start having to live up to people's higher expectations (as well as my own). I get very upset and self-destructive under pressure. I'm not sure what to think right now...

Well, while I have never been in your position, I do understand what you are feeling. I would tell people you trust what is going on, and then try to ignore it. You are only a sophomore, so you've got time. I am sure that a lot of the increase in college talk is just because you're in the running for a very substantial scholarship.