<p>i'm going to a public school that's mediocre. not great, but not the worst of the worst.</p>
<p>i'm doing
honors modern world history
honors biology
honors language arts
algebra 2 level 1 (level 1 is one step below honors, but is a tenth grade class that i'm going to be in while i'm in 9th)
italian 1
some art requirement
gym/health</p>
<p>i want to be on the cross country team in the fall and tennis in the spring.</p>
<p>& i dance late at night totaling 7 hours per week. (monday through thursday)</p>
<p>It all depends on what you feel you are capable of. It takes time management and dedication. Your classes don't seem too bad so focusing on ECs for freshman year shouldn't be too bad. I think it's all do-able but it all depends on you. Join the clubs you're interested in for a trial period but, if you feel it's too overwhelming and is still in early stages, dismiss yourself from the activity.</p>
<p>You'll be fine. Everything is usually crappy in the first week or two when all the teachers are trying to load up on homework. After that, you'll have plenty of time as long as you're not aiming for 100% in everything (which I strongly discourage if your school weights by the 4pt system).</p>
<p>Yes, there are people out there who do that much. Next year, I will be doing...
- 6 AP Courses
- Marching Band--about 3.5 hrs/day average from September-November
- Jazz Band--about 3 hours a week for the rest of the year
- Model UN, FBLA, ACLU with possible-probable President/Vice President in all of them
- Digital Arts/TSA--new club I'm founding and running at my school
- College apps since I will be a senior</p>
<p>But, assuming that you are a freshman, two varsity sports in particular may seem like a bit overdoing it, unless you are a really athletic person. Keep in mind that colleges like to see consistency in your activities, so once you start doing something you probably shouldn't drop it.
I had a friend who was a member of marching band, varsity soccer, and varsity basketball during points of her high school life, but has now actually quit all three of the aforementioned activities because her grades have taken a huge hit.
I personally don't think it's a very hard schedule, but if you're bad at time management it may be a problem. Also, consider that you'll be a lot more tired after three hours of XC or tennis practice than you will after 45 minutes of an academic extracurricular activity.</p>
<p>Next year I'm taking five APs, i'm the student rep for my district's school board, class president, registrar for a $20,000 conference, and I'm also the editor of the youth section of my city's newspaper. Plus beta club, key club, national honor society and model un (clubs which I dont have to be extremely active in). </p>
<p>...and now that my ego trip is over, haha, yeah you can definitely handle it! What I've found is that the more you do the more you'll find you can endure, especially if you're willing to sacrifice a few things here and there.</p>
<p>First of all, stop making threads bragging about what you're doing and how good at math you are and bla bla bla making it seem like you're asking if you can do it. It's freshman year. And if you're taking a tenth grade class it should be because you're good at it and enjoy it, and you would be in the top class. I don't know it seems to me like it just defeats the point.</p>
<p>Your schedule looks similar to mine, although I do not plan to be involved in as many ECs as you are. I would say that if you are a hard working person, and you know how to manage your time well, you can probably do all of that but you probably won't have much time for anything else. There are tons of kids at my school who are crazy with the APs and ECs, and they seem to be handling it all.</p>