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economist suntribune at the schools saturday march 23 2002 17 by paula lam in addition to the daily stresses of going to school extracurricular activities and parttime jobs many high school students have the added pressure of getting top marks to get into the postsecondary programs of their choice its really competitivei think its harder to get a 90 per cent now than when my parents went to school says 19yearold vanessa nunes who just graduat- ed from markville secondary school at canadian universities and colleges personal statements inter- and sat views scores are not required therefore student grades are the primary factor upon which universities and col leges base their decisions grades must match the postsecondary program entrance requirements for acceptance into the program a mark is just a number that rates you on your knowl edge of a skill it doesnt describe who you are but at the same time you need to get the marks required to get into the university or college program that you want says jennifer valino a 16year grade 11 student from father michael mcgivney catholic academy i think a lot of stress comes from your parents sometimes parents dont realize how much influence they haveon students says evelyn suim an oac stu dent at brother andre catholic high school jennifer believes parental support is key to overcoming the stress and pressure to achieve good marks parents as a constant part of a students life can be a huge positive force in reducing stress and attain ing goals she says an added stress for ontario students is the double cohort in 2003 the first stu dents in the new fouryear high school program will graduate at the same time as those in the oac year of the old fiveyear program as a result jennifer believes there is a huge demand to get good marks especially with the new cur riculum getting stressed over the double cohort will not be pro ductive as you have no con trol or impact on some students need to become wellinformed to reduce anxiety 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