Banana, do you help at home? Chessed starts at home. If you have a big family and can help your mother, siblings, then that is a place to start. They will also have more understanding of your situation with your studies. Obviously if good grades comes with a little more difficulty than you obviously have to put more effort into your studies than one of those genius girls who seemingly never have to study (grr). Life is all about balance. One other suggestion is to think if there are any chessed projects you could do at school, like help a girl study for a test, you know, someone who has a very hard time getting good grades. You might think that it will be a waste of your time, but I always found that teaching someone else the material is the best way to review it myself. You could have a pen/pencil gemach in your class or something else like that. You shouldn’t stress your self over not having enough time to do the chessed that you think you should be doing. You might already be doing a great job.
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