Can someone help me out?

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So recently, my parents have been on my case 24/7, and telling me that I have to get ALL A+'s. No B's, A's, A-'s, or anything else. They're on my case because of my high IQ report, and I guess they automatically think I'm supposed to be smarter than einstein and telsa combined. I understand that they want me to succeed in life, but how can I convince them it's impossible to get ALL A+'s and 100's on EVERYTHING I do?

I don't think they literally think you must get 100's every time.

I think they want you to always TRY to get 100's every time.

I don't think they'd mind too much if you average 95 or so.

I'm sorry you're feeling so pressured.

Just do the best you can.

Yeah, my parents were like that for a few months. What's worse is that my younger brother actually does manage to get strait A's. My mom also has some autistic traits and relatively mild ADD so she thinks she understands my problems a lot better then she does, she managed to pass school without any problem so she thought that it should be that easy for me too. In my case it got better when I moved in with my dad (my parents are divorced). It might help if you showed your parents statistics which show that IQ has no correlation with grades, 'cause such statistics aren't hard to find.

Maybe you could tell this to a school guidance counselor who would have a more realistic attitude. And he/she could counsel your parents if they are pushing you too hard. And like the person above said, high IQ does not equal perfect grades and perfect future. Sometimes it's the opposite.

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