It sounds like you feel that you are under great pressure and are very stressed. Your parents are critical when you are doing your best. You want your parents to encourage and support you rather than criticize you.

Please talk to your school counselor about your feelings and enlist your counselor's help in talking to your parents. Your parents want you to be successful and do well, but you feel overwhelmed.

You may want to share with your counselor and parents - your strengths; your top three career choices; your need for encouragement .

If it is difficult for you to say these things to your parents, try writing them in a letter.