<p>^^ extemporaneous:
You're correct, I have not time to really "have a life", but that does seem to be common at my school. At least I'm not alone. :( Since we have time off school at the moment, I am trying to have at least some of "a life" as I recuperate for the next semester - but its still a challenge when you have so much homework set for the break.</p>
<p>mr_chipset:
Thanks for your comments. I purchased a book on Amazon.com yesterday called "Memletics: Accelerated Learning" by Sean Whietely, which I believe is about time management, so I'm going to read this and hopefully learn some helpful hints and tips.</p>
<p>Of course I want more sleep. With our break at the moment, I get ~10 hours a night and it feels amazing - during the academic year I feel as though I am developing insomnia with the little sleep I receive. When I mentioned it to my counsellor, he simply told me that "I have to make sacrifices for my education".</p>
<p>At my previous school, I received 6-7 hours sleep a night and was ALWAYS tired unless I got 8 hours. Its so strange that with 2-3 hours a night, I am not tired at all.</p>
<p>vadox6466:
Apart from acknowledging your comment, I am not going to reply.</p>
<p>seashoresideshow:
Thanks for your questions. Maybe my comment about the novel was rather ambiguous at first... its being published by a rather small publishing agency in the USA - I was more interested in having something published, with an ISBN number, a copy in the Library of Congress, etc. to demonstrate my passion for writing. It isn't exactly being mass marketed (except for ~100 copies to be kept in Barnes & Nobles warehouse, and 25 for Amazon), not because I doubt my ability but because most large publishing houses would not even consider a novel written by a 15 year old. So this is definately a very small printing run, but it will at least show my passion for writing (or so I hope). Sorry about the ambiguoty of my thread.</p>
<p>snoopyiscool:
Thanks for your advice, but I'm reluctant to change schools for several reasons. 1.) I really like my school at the moment, and have developed many great friendships. 2.) I'm in Indonesia which doesn't exactly have a reputation for having ANY other good schools. 3.) Even if I did change schools, my GPA would be destroyed by my first semester results (they probably wouldn't understand the rigour of my previous school).</p>
<p>But thanks for your suggestion, snoopyiscool.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone for their feedback. :P</p>
<p>:)</p>