Well, I know right off I have a good life. A great one even. This past school year has been awesome, and I worked my ass off. Focused totally
on school, and getting accepted into a good school afterwards. I tried really hard, and got mainly A's, and a few B's. I got all high test scores, except for one, which I got a single point lower than required for a school i wanted to get into. I figured that my other grades would more than make up for it.

Time comes for us to find out which schools accepted us, and I find out I didn't get in to my #1 school. I'm hardly affected, and feel okay because I did get accepted into an okay school.

But now, this past few days...I feel like my best wasn't good enough. Plenty of my mates got into the school, who don't exactly seem to work as dilligently. I feel useless.

My problem is, what I'm trying to say is, I feel like I should stop trying. I feel like, my best wasn't good enough, and so, should I continue to work hard? My best was turned down, and now, I have lost an awesome opportunity, even after working so hard. WHY? Why should I continue school with a positive work ethic, just to be turned down in the end for a single point.

I'm sorry if it sounds ridiculous, but it just makes me feel like I should just quit, and it makes me feel so angry. Any advice would be nice.