Unpredictably Predictable

I couldn't be anymore upset over the fact that finals are coming up. Combined with necessity of studying for the SAT. Combined with the pressure of doing a whole hell of a lot better than my older sister.
You see, that's the kind of stupid expectation parents put on you when you're a younger child. And the one year difference I have to put up with isn't helping all so much either. Okay, I'm not saying that my sister is dumb. She's smart, she just has horrible study habits. And yeah, she passed all her classes junior year. Good for her. Now it's my turn. Other than the fact that I'm already taking on more than my sister did this year, my parents have been riding my back, expecting that I become a God-sent child that has the perfect grades, helps out at church, and comes at all bidding. The only expectations I have of myself this year is to pass all my classes and SAT/AP exams (? I hope), and to crawl in my bed by the end of the school year and pass out until school starts again.
Back to my sister though. Luckily for me, she didn't really apply herself last year, and my expectations are set lower. But of course, they're still very high. Set higher than the average junior. But then of course, I am Asian. I don't like the play the "I'm Asian" card all too much, but to me, it is a valid excuse.
When does all this studying end? There's a group of Facebook right now: "If the world ends in 2012, I wasted all my time in school". This perfectly describes my feeling. The sad thing is, even if the world does not end, I'll have to continue on in college for another 4-6 years. Maybe more.
I know my parents are wise and all, but when they say, "I'd rather be in school than at work, so don't complain!" it really pisses the hell out of me. First off, they picked jobs that they don't like, and I'll never have the intention to choose a life-long career that does not suit me. Secondly, today's educational criteria exceeds so much more than of that in the past. And lastly, if you wanna switch mom and dad, heck, I'm all for it.
I just miss my childhood a lot. Not that it was a kick ass great one, but because of how simple things were. Everything now is so rushed. It's all instant. I remember back in freshman year, I remember thinking about how easy I had it because I didn't have to think about my future too much. And now, it's a lot different. I'm pushed to take all these tests that may show inference to whom I should be in life.
After reading "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer, I long for a difference in society other than the expectations we put up with today. Everything imaginable is pushed in our faces: the dream to do well, the expectation to succeed, our body images, everything. I cannot find it fitting that I sit here passively and make friends with all prospects. We often think that the people we see out on the streets are stupid because they dropped out of school or got kicked out. We never thought to ourselves that there is the possibility that they are living that way because they want to. Maybe it's because they themselves knew long ago that they were fed up with all these guidelines and did not have the desire to follow by them.
Okay, time to put this rant to it's death. Only publicly, however. In my mind, these questions still arise.
Good luck with finals and everything, peeps.
GOOD LUCK WITH LIFE.