Good luck with your appointment, Juggalo. Hope it goes well.

As far as getting straight A's is concerned, ADD meds won't quite do that. They help a lot of people focus better and pay attention more effectively. But to get straight A's, most folks still have to work hard and do the usual things: go to class, pay attention, take notes, turn in assignments, ace tests, etc. Wish there were such a thing as a straight-A pill. I start medical school in three weeks, and I could use one!

If the doc does want to put you on meds, encourage him to give you one of the extended-release meds that you can take once in the morning at home and not have to take with you to school and give to the school nurse, who would dole them out. I think that's unnecessarily embarrassing and invasive for adolescent kids to have to obtain their own meds from the school nurse. Especially for teenagers, medications shouldn't be any of the school's business, frankly, except perhaps to take notice that they help a student listen and learn better.