Overachiever Stories

Dedicated student, April, has never produced a piece of unfinished artwork. Will she be able to ignore the 'distraction' stopping her from continuing, or end up revealing the truth? Prompt: With time, we change just like seasons. But when a season changes, you know whether it's summer, spring, autumn, or winter. In this journey of understanding yourself, find out your passion and what gives you happiness.

This can be my story or your story. Or your roommate's story or those that sit in front of you in your statistic class. I want you to not only understand the burden of failure but also the price you have to pay for success.

Divina promised her parents to achieve everything in life. Indeed she achieved it, but not until one day she lost a competition and was placed in 2nd.

We are all tomboys in some way or another. Even a girly girl has her tomboy moments. This is about four high school senior girls, who had been tomboys since the age of five. Best friends since 'forever' (middle school). And their love life that seam to appear during their senior year. Not all of the them believe in love, in high school. The overachiever (Sofia aka Sofie ), the girly one of all of them (Maddison aka Maddi), the shameless total tomboy (Rebecca), the maths wizz (Jessica aka Jess).

In life, there is a lot of spectacular moments that are meant to happen. Will it be too complicated to be one among the overachievers? Who thinks so ahead among everybody? Magulo ang mundo ngayon, at gayon din ang buhay ni Catalina Vienna. She is a teenage girl that seeks for nothing but tranquil and stability in this world. Nararamdan niyang naiiba siya sa mga kasama niya. Sa school, sa barangay nila at kahit pa sa sariling tahanan. Love seems to be out of reach para sa simpleng tulad niya. As the cupid strikes for her heart, she never imagined it to be connected to her invisible string, someone just around their little town, Wade Nikolaus. Starting : December 04, 2023

Told through a series of raw, witty blogs, this is the journey of a life-clumsy yet book-brilliant overachiever. From the chaos of a broken home in the ghetto to the glittering mansions of Clifton's elite, he stumbles, schemes, and survives his way into circles he never imagined. It's not just a rise-it's an epic of side quests, detours, and misadventures that carry him from lecture halls at UCT to every corner of Cape Town, where each stop reveals a new layer of ambition, absurdity, and unexpected triumph.

The story of a girl who never stops pushing until she falls over. lapis was not a normal girl she had a passion for dance. There was a problem though...Her mom left her, her dad, and her younger brother. yhe dad becomes controlling and desprate for lapis to get a high paying job. However lapis chose dance so now she pushes to proove that she can make it in dance.

For the eldest daughters, overachievers, procrastinators, and anyone who's ever been confused about who they really are or where they want to be. This one's for you.

Lucy Petler is a headstrong high school junior who refuses to give up and never settles for second best. After getting into a fight with her lab partner, Lucy suddenly finds herself on the verge of failing her science fair project. When the class slacker volunteers to be her partner, Lucy thinks she might be better off going back to her old teammate (as much as she hates him), but its too late. The teacher switches the lab partners and Lucy is now stuck with James Schroeder. James couldn't care less about school, as long as he gets into his dream music program at the Manhattan School of Music. Even though he's only a junior, he plans to graduate early next year and pursue a degree of Music in Piano Pedagogy. Acing his Physics class won't help him later in life, as long as he passes MSM will still accept him. So when his best friend Charlie bets him enough money to finally get his dream piano, he hastily agrees without reading the fine print. When two worlds collide, the music created could make a symphony cry (tears of joy of pure pain). Will Lucy and James learn to trust each other and their feelings, or will their own goals get in the way of trusting themselves. And when new rivals are formed and feelings are developed, who will be left standing when the grand piano falls?

...The grade that started it all... Aliyah and Greyson have been in the same classes since freshman year. From required classes to extra curricular, they had it all. Their competitive personalities didn't help too much. Always fighting to be number one, in every single class. After graduating college, and getting into medical school. The same medical school their academic rivalry doesn't stop there. They strive to achieve the most and be the most. throughout schooling, internship and residency. Does it ever stop?

Keita, your average overachiever wanted to glide through schooling with ease but life had a funny way of pissing on your parade. Miyajima a boy bored with life ends up sharing a dorm with him. And together, they decided that homeworks a bitch and demons are cooler.

What happens when you have a blunt girl with a bitter personality that opens up to a kind boy's sweet personality? A Bitter Sweet Moment That's exactly when Alina Regina Rodriguez meets Noah Alexander Cohen.

"There's always two sides to every story." Piece out a puzzle of two points of views that transports you to the best/worst place ever. High School. If you liked FLIPPED and ELEANOR & PARK, you'll surely enjoy these voices that discover along the way that love comes when you least expect it. cover art from Canva

Amelia Hart walks the hallways chasing everything she's ever wanted-honors, friendship, even the fragile spark of first love. To everyone else, her life seems untouchable, almost perfect. But petals scatter easily, and love is just as fleeting as dreams. When everything she's reached for begins to slip away, will anyone be there to catch her or will she fall in the bottomless expectations that she put on herself?

"fuck you! you stupid bitch! All I ever had was my identity, and you fucking killed her! You killed me!". Evianna knows she'll own the world one day. But she won't achieve anything sitting on the farm in Wisconsin. She knows Kingston University is the place to change everything, get the life she wants. But she isn't alone. At school, the optimas rule. They are an army of girlbosses, an embodiment of emancipation, prime example of a new generation of women. She knows: She has to become part of them. But how far will she go to get what she wants? And what happens when she encounters the dark side of being the perfect girl? A huge thank you to every reader! I appreciate every single one of you.

Sharon Zulu's life is uprooted when her taxi-business father transfers her from a sheltered private school to the infamous Sigwinta High, the top-rated yet notoriously unruly school in Verzetsstraat, Gauteng. As Sharon prepares for her first day, she envisions an idyllic fresh start. But the chaotic reality of her new school, loaded with social cliques, potential bullies, and strict teachers, is a far cry from her dreams. Facing intense pressure to fit in and break the cycle of loneliness, she unexpectedly befriends the popular girls and catches the attention of Mercy Rasuge, a mysterious, charming latecomer who makes her heart race. Navigating friendships, hidden motives, and a spark of romance, Sharon is thrust into a world of high-stakes social dynamics. She must learn to balance her true self with the pressures around her or risk being swallowed by the very society she's trying to belong to. Will this new beginning lead to self-discovery, or will she get lost in the chaos? 🫂🐸

Ravenscourt Academy isn't just any school. It's where royals and the ridiculously rich send their kids - and where perfection is the rule. Hazel has dreamed of going there her whole life. She's not a royal. She's not wealthy. But she's worked harder than anyone - studying non-stop, mastering the cello and flute, training in two sports - all to earn a place in a school that rarely lets "normal" people in. Now she's finally in. Hazel knows the rules: stay focused, stay out of trouble, don't mess up. Her spot at Ravenscourt is fragile, and the school is watching her every move. So when her friends drag her to a club to celebrate, she knows she shouldn't go. She tries to say no - but gives in. Big mistake. One text message changes everything. Her long-time boyfriend has cheated on her... with one of her best friends. Angry, hurt, and a little drunk, Hazel loses control. And then she bumps into him. The Crown Prince. He's rude. Arrogant. Acts like he owns the place - because he kind of does. Hazel snaps. She yells at him, right there in the middle of the club. Loud enough for people to notice. The next day, everyone's talking.

Lyra Everhart believes in precision, planning, and perfect GPA curves - not luck, and definitely not Orion Rag. He's arrogant, rich, and the golden boy of the city's most powerful family. She's grounded, overworked, and fiercely determined to earn her spot at Harvard the honest way. The only thing they have in common? A burning need to outdo each other - and a shared goal that could change everything. When their strict principal ropes them into the country's biggest science fair - a college-level competition with real R&D companies - they're forced to work together or risk their futures. Sparks fly, tempers flare, and somewhere between late-night lab sessions, mint chip ice cream, and accidental phone calls, rivalry starts to look a lot like... something else. But just when their uneasy alliance starts to shift, a ghost from Lyra's past shows up at her doorstep - threatening to unravel everything. Enemies-to-lovers meets academic ambition in this swoon-worthy, slow-burn romance filled with chemistry, competition, and the quiet kind of love that creeps in like daylight.

A story about a girl who doubts her talents and abilities.