<p>As in take 6 APs, finish summer homework, study for SAT, study for SAT2, and sleep? I know you guys plan and schedule properly and efficiently, but com'on HOW>>:@(%U<em>#UYH%OPY#</em>Y#@H????</p>
<p>Typing this exhausted me some more ;p. time to sleep :p</p>
<p>Endurance. The will to succeed. </p>
<p>I’m sort of burned out too right now but I’ve done a TON of work … as in type up a 70+ page paper this summer. </p>
<p>Sometimes you just have to grit your teeth and do it.</p>
<p>^It’s not even just needing the will to do it… the thing I don’t understand is that there is only so much time in one day; how do you do multiple APs, ECs, and standardized testing all at the same time? The obvious answer is amazing time management, but ****, I still need to be able to sleep.</p>
<p>This past year, I had three simple honors courses + tennis and I was up till midnight doing homework most nights. This year I’ll have three APs + tennis + clubs + PSAT, SAT, and SAT IIs. It’ll be interesting to see how I’ll do it.</p>
<p>Time management. I’m not taking 6+ AP classes, but time management is a key skill.</p>
<p>Pfft, I don’t do most of those things.</p>
<p>As FantasyVesperia said, it is seriously about time management. On a school day, I wake up at 6, get ready to roll, bust my butt a little before class (daily clerical work, setting up meetings with staff and appointments to see teachers, studying, maybe do a quick assignment that isn’t too important), class until 2:30 blah blah, get home, DO HOMEWORK RIGHT WHEN I GET HOME, done on a normal day by 5 or 6. Then the rest of the day is mine to enjoy.</p>
<p>Time. Management.</p>
<p>But I do do all that. </p>
<p>I wake up, eat something, check CC, and immediately start reviewing. Between sections to prevent burnout, I watch some big bang, and repeat.</p>
<p>Yet I’m still <20 pages of reviewing, completely failed the SAT practice, and yeah.</p>
<p>checking CC = no good. It drives you crazy. ;)</p>
<p>I dunno, I don’t sit down and ‘review’. Some people might equate that to ‘not studying’, but I rarely spend time outside of doing homework and class time reviewing things. I just get it the first time.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s my brain, maybe it’s our school’s lack of emphasis on memorizing things (in history, nobody has to know any dates), but yeah. I never found the value of beating a dead horse. Once I did what my friends did for MWH (rereading the specific passage of the packet that we were being quizzed on 10+ times because it ‘helps to remember things’ and highlighting the living crap out of it) and I did horribly on the quiz. Reading it once, twice, did just fine (100’s).</p>
<p>I dunno, maybe i’ve got time management and studying down without knowing it, haha.</p>
<p>I’m not taking 6 APs (my school usually does not allow more then 2 for juniors and 3-4 for seniors) but I do take the most difficult classes (all honors) and do a lot of EC’s. I feel like it is a matter of making sure you do what you enjoy. I don’t ever sleep in during the school year, I am up early for coaching or classes or regular school and I know people who would let that get to them, but if you enjoy what you do it is not so bad. I take all honors, but I try and take classes I know I will enjoy and basically that is how I can do it. As for the ACT, it sucks, but I am doing a lot of work over the summer, it is one of those things that you just have to deal with.</p>
<p>I’m so lazy. I haven’t done much geometry in the last few days, and I barely practiced my instruments. :(</p>
<p>Take it one thing at a time. Spend an hour or even just half a day studying for standarized tests. Most APs don’t require even an hour of hw/studying a night. Spending time stressing out takes away from time you could spend elsewhere. Get off CC and remember that it’s not just time but also effort. Putting in 50% effort for an hour isn’t worth as much as 100% for an hour. You can get things done in less time if you maximize effort, focus, etc.</p>
<p>^ I haven’t been practicing piano for like 2 weeks lol</p>
<p>^lol i hear ya
but take bassoon lessons and I have flute sectionals, so if I slack it shows. </p>
<p>The problem is, the less I do, the more I feel depressed - the more depressed I am, the less I do, because I’m too sad to do it. Here’s what I’m doing this summer:
Geometry (nearly halfway done, but I’m getting less motivated each day :()
Bassoon, Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone practicing
Filling out newspaper application (i have to write like three articles UMM NO THATS TOO MUCH)</p>
<p>What should I write my articles on? Maybe stress - I know a lot about that!</p>
<p>If you focus on four instruments the quality of your playing wont be as good as if you focus on one. You just don’t have enough time. Dropping an instrument or two would be beneficial in the long run.</p>
<p>@Bassoon One of your article should be like, ‘Extracurricular Activities: Bringing stress to students everywhere’ or something like that lol. I know what mean, I get depressed at times and I just don’t feel like practicing at all. I have 2 weeks of songs that have to get finished by Monday! O.O</p>
<p>i study two weeks before ap exams for 5 ap exams that I haven’t even looked at and get 3 5s and 2 4s</p>
<p>Take plenty of time to relax. Keep things in perspective. Hang out with friends. Focus on human connection. Focus on yourself and the meaning of your life. Ignore details. Fall in love with concepts. Enjoy what you do and be good at doing what you enjoy.</p>
<p>If you want more than general advice:</p>
<p>Classes: Take APs that are heavy on reading and light on homework. Only take a class if you are good at the subject and, more primarily, interested in it. </p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Get involved in activities that are not time-intensive. Managing policies for a homeless shelter takes less time than 15 hours of grunt work a week does. If you enjoy doing something, however, that is time intensive, DO IT. The time will be worth it. </p>
<p>Standardized Testing: High impact studying. Don’t spend too much time on any one thing.</p>
<p>Prioritize. </p>
<p>If you have 6 AP classes and get home from your sport/band/EC, prioritize. “What homework will be the hardest?” -start it first so you’ll be sure to get it done before you fall asleep, or do it last to get the more multiple easy assignments done in case something happens. Getting four assignments done and leaving one is better than getting so overwhelmed and getting none done.
“Which class will my night be the most beneficial in for the next day?” If you know that you are having lecture in Chemistry tomorrow, but don’t know if you could have a quiz or are shaky on a concept in another class you’ll also have tomorrow, focus on that class. Odds are you’ll be fine for chemistry the next day. </p>
<p>Those are just two examples, and honestly you can ask a question like one of those in order to prioritize and the answer will be completely dependent on your view. Take things one day at a time. If you get frustrated, take a break. You won’t get anything done when you are upset. Realize your time management, and take a step back and realize that getting one thing wrong on a homework assignment will not be the end of the world. </p>
<p>Those are just ways I manage to get myself through, at least.</p>
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<p>Most wind instruments are fairly similar. And people play music for enjoyment - to some people enjoyment is above quality. And you can’t actually say things like that without knowing a person - my clarinet playing improved tenfold when I picked up the alto. Obviously a kid playing four instruments knows enough about music to pick what is right for them.</p>
<p>As for school/ECs/work/life balance, weekends are key. Use the day time to catch up on school/ECs, the night to hang out with friends. I’m usually home around 7 from work and/or ECs and then I do homework till 2. It sorta sucks, but I keep going because I only do things/take classes that I enjoy (besides work but it’s not a choice).</p>
<p>Learn how to cut corners on homework. Wikipedia is your friend. Googling answers to Physics and Chem problems can be a godsend at times. Make up work for math problems you can’t do but have the answer to. Blow off easy assignments and do them right before class. If you think you can NOT use these helpful tips and succeed, you can kiss sleep goodbye.</p>