<p>how do you manage to do all of your ap homework, sports ecs etc, and study for the SAT?</p>
<p>it seems like everything takes me until midnight and i dont have time for the SAT although i really need to keep my plan and study going.</p>
<p>any ideas or personal methods?? thanks</p>
<p>just prioritize even if it means giving up something you really like (such as a sport, just for the school year of course, not forever :P). But you just need to find the right balance for you, since everyone has a different method of dealing with an excess amount of work.</p>
<p>cut back on school stuff and focus on SAT… nothing special, just maintain the minimum grade you want at school… and talk to your teachers to make sure that they understand why you aren’t working hard.</p>
<p>^ lol ***?</p>
<p>lol, don’t sacrifice school work that much for the SATs. But you can definitely make time to study, by cutting time from other sources. For instance, I don’t lift weights as regularly anymore/hang out with friends during this period of time. (Taking SAT this October and am a senior though)</p>
<p>You got to have priorities, always. Common sense…</p>
<p>Just whatever you do, don’t sacrifice sleep and eating. Exercise once in a while can help too.</p>
<p>I have seen many people who were super involved in clubs + school sports or ECs, but their grades suffered as a result. One told me that he was relying on his being a club president + member of the varsity badminton team to get in college. He got C’s in his AP classes and did not do to well on SATs. He ended up a little disappointed when he did not get into his desired schools. Just a small example how putting EC’s first may not be the best course of action. This having been said, I would definitely recommend getting a reality check and seeing if you can really handle the workload while doing your ECs + studying for SAT.</p>
<p>Okay I was going off on a mini tangent=]. GPA>SAT>EC’s. I had this in mind during jr year. I think jr year (you’re entering it correct?) was by far the best year of high school I’ve had. It was probably the first time I had to actually start prioritizing my daily activities + pull a few all nighters. I made a few small sacrifices (not hanging out too much, cutting down on TV + computer, etc) and I can truthfully say that it was all worth it. It doesn’t mean you can’t have a social life either. I would sometimes join study groups that required all its participants to talk about the material being studied and not fooling around too much. </p>
<p>DON’T PROCRASTINATE. When something is assigned to be due weeks after, try getting a head start so that you wouldn’t need to pull those unneccessary all nighters. This gets worse during your sport season or when school activities + events come up days before the due date. Also, don’t be hesistant to read ahead on material. Too often I found myself wishing that I had read ahead whenver I did EC’s and had no time to study. Make good use of your summer and practice SATs (though it’s over for some and about to be over).</p>
<p>Hope this helped a bit.</p>
<p>^^not procrastinating is probably the main thing, and it goes along with prioritizing. I am a terrible procrastinator, but this year (i’m a senior) I’ve actively been trying to avoid doing this. I do my homework the day I get it, and then I don’t have to worry about it later and can devote more time to SAT prep/college essay writing.</p>
<p>cut down on non-essential activities like hanging out with friends, watching tv, etc.</p>