Is this too many obligations for high school? (Senior Year)

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Next year, I'm planning on taking about 5, possibly 6 AP classes (AP Bio, AP Calc, AP Gov, AP French, AP Comp Sci) and AP Lit or Humanities.</p>

<p>I'm also potentially swim captain next year. I'll need to go to all swim practices, which is about 4 hours of practice a day, morning and afternoon. That will be during the fall.
I'll likely do gymnastics and tennis as well (winter and spring sports)</p>

<p>I'm also president of Key Club and Debate Club, which have meetings after school on Mondays and Wednesdays, and other obligations, like Divisional Council meetings, etc.
Some of my weekends will be devoted to volunteering and whatnot. </p>

<p>I'll probably need to get a job to help pay for my sister's tuition and my own. I'm thinking about being a swim instructor during the winter season which will be about 2 lessons a week. </p>

<p>I also have Orchestra as a zero period during the morning. I teach 5th graders how to play the violin on Wednesday afternoons as volunteer work. I have piano lessons weekly as well.</p>

<p>EDIT: Also have National Honors Society stuff. I'm Treasurer.</p>

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<p>Eh, you may never have free time. If you think the extracurriculars won’t impact your grades and your body can sustain consecutive nights of 4 or less hours of sleep when need be, than why not? Who needs comfort or rest anyways, enduring is more fun.</p>

<p>For me, I made my friendships a bigger goal senior year and I’ve spent more time on those so I don’t mind only having 3 AP classes (school doesn’t offer more, but also have Spanish 3, H. Chem, College Writing, Bible), one or two sports, and whatever extracurriculars my small school offers. I often end up getting 4 or so hours of sleep a night, but I can improve on time management- I fell in love last year with taking naps and waking up at 4 or 5 A.M. for certain homework vs. the evening.</p>

<p>You’re plate seems like a lot, but if you’re great with time and don’t need to have a free second anywhere except on weekends, you’ll be fine. You can even think of it as prep for college, which can help mentally in pushing yourself : ).</p>