<p>one word. scheduling</p>
<p>I take the bus to school and I talk to people on that </p>
<p>when I stay after waiting for the afterschool bus or my mom to pick my up, i talk to peeople </p>
<p>when I do ECs theres people to talk to</p>
<p>HOLIDAYS n WEEKENDS</p>
<p>Trust me you'll find time. I had sacrificed a few fun times though because of my school work but don't worry, it'll pay off in the end.</p>
<p>i dont even sleep...</p>
<p>the trick is...</p>
<p>not to have a life :D</p>
<p>Lol. I live at a residential high school..therefore... everyone is always out socializing =(. Since this is my junior year, I thought long and hard...and have not joined those people the entire year. I just hang out on Fridays and Sundays and everything else = work. Of course, I duno if working with other people counts as socializing or working because neither gets done quite right.</p>
<p>I don't have classes with my friends, I barely talk to them at school - sometimes inbetween classes or at lunch we have time. Mainly, I talk to people on the internet after school and in the evening, do homework from like 8pm-2am (I still talk to people on IM), and talk to my boyfriend whenever sleep is. On the weekends I try to leave the evening for my friends, the daytime is spent mostly with my horse. Sunday night is homework and I try to get ahead for the following week (I rarely do though). Then on the few occasions that I actually get to go down to my boyfriends university and see him, it's normally saturday, so I just don't work my horse and my friends know I only see my boyfriend once or twice a month, so they don't get offended if I dump them. Eh, it's all scheduling, you'll make time.</p>
<p>well. don't procrastinate. you'd be amazed at how much time you save.</p>
<p>
Kate, here's the breakdown. The resume. The life. The sleep. Pick two.
quoted for truth</p>
<p>I go out Friday and Saturday Night.
I have some extra curriculars that are time demanding, but they also have some time for study/socialize.
And for weeknights, I work hard. I do my homework, I study for tests, etc.
But believe me, sacrificing your social life is NOT worth doing well in school...you'll get depressed.</p>
<p>I'm always out doing something on the weekend. </p>
<p>It seems like a lot of people (especially on here) are willing to sacrifice their social life just to get into some college and that all they've ever worked for throughout high school is one particular college. I was, and am still not, willing to make that sacrifice. High school is more than just a thing to get into college.</p>
<p>Don't get me wrong, I'm a good student and I do all my homework and I've got a few exracurrics. that I do a lot for, but I haven't filled my life up with things just to fill up a resume.</p>
<p>Social skills will be important long after you've graduated from high school, college, grad. school...</p>
<p>^^^ social skills are not important unless you wanna do something in the buisness field</p>
<p>Okay, I'm not even talking about careers right now. In everyday life, you have to deal with people. Unless you choose to be a hermit.</p>
<p>Heather is right. In order to lead a fullfilling life (for most people) other people are involved and social skills are necessary. If someone is just a walking brain of knowledge that they regurgitate from their AP Textbooks they're a complete bore to talk to. It's the people who can apply their extensive knowledge to life that are fascinating and make a difference in the world. It's the street smarts vs school smarts
argument...</p>
<p>usually i count on weekends (saturday nights) to catch up with friends. and i encourage my friends to volunteer with me.</p>
<p>I didnt read everyone's responses but a word of advice to everyone....just calm down! it's all about time management
not to sound boa****l but I have 5 APs as a senior, lacrosse and football player...which no matter what someone says those sports tend to be a lot more time consuming...play piano..various extra curriculars but I go out a lot....
i think truly intelligent ppl such as urselves always can find time to have fun....the problem i see with many of my classmates and old friends is that they do not manage their time wisely and honestly write a paper that could take 2 hours in 5 hours....and then mope around about how they dont go out... again not accusing at all...jus ramblin</p>
<p>Honestly...I don't see how people can live without having a life. I don't have that much social time myself, but completely cutting it off is ridiculous. I'm constantly looking for places in my schedule where I can go out and have some fun. The time usually varies, however. During dead week (the week before finals) I get a lot more time to hang out, and of course I can hang out during holidays.</p>
<p>I chat on the phone, I chat on AIM, I chat on forums. Talking is awesome. It's what keeps me sane even when I can't always be around my friends.</p>
<p>I usually have some time on Friday nights, however...:). I find it really hard to start working on hw right away.</p>
<p>i don't sleep!!! and i blow off my homework if i don't feel like doing it...</p>
<p>i have senioritis really badly!!!!</p>
<p>Hi,
None of you guys probably know me but i couldn't help seeing ur conversation and having to have my two cents in. I am a sophomore in the IB program and have a lot of time to do watever. I don't know if its because i'm a sophomore but i usually have a lot of free time. I mostly just do my hw in class or during school break for lunch. I go out just about every weekend-believe me, just because i'm 15 doesn't mean i have no transportation. i do have connections.- But it is mostly just about knowing how to manage your time and work your extra activities around your schedule. If you can do that you should have no problems. Plus many of your geeky friends will envy you because they have no life!!!;)</p>
<p>Sophomore year was such a blow off. I never had homework. Oh to go back to those days. I just finished writing a paper on Gandhi, blah. And I have 14 essays due on Wednesday for AP World Literature.</p>