<p>I don't need any comments like "Get off this forum". I've finished my work for today, what I need is advice on how to get it done more efficiently and not late in the evening. Thanks in advanced for not being a smart ass.</p>
<p>I do a lot: I'm a costumer for the school play, I play three instruments, I take a dual enrollment class, I am taking 5 AP classes, I am being privately tutored in a foreign language, I am the president and founder of a club as well as a member of the debate team, I'm organizing both a multi-cultural fair and a book fair at my school, I'm secretary for the French club, I'm a member of the Honor Board and I founded a non-profit organization. But quite frankly, I don't have room to breath and I'm feeling the effects of it physically. I don't want my grades to suffer. I haven't had any problems thus far finishing actual assignments - only studying for tests and keeping up with reading. Does anyone have any suggestions? I will be happy to provide more information, such as my schedule.</p>
<p>you seem to have a lot on your plate
throw off some of em cookies!</p>
<p>or just suffer during your high school years
but then again...if you're doing this now you'd probably wanna go to graduate school and get masters or phd the least so you'd end up doing this in college again.</p>
<p>It's good preparatory but you should enjoy highschool
being uptight about your jobs, etc in your future isn't always good</p>
<p>drop the activity that gives the least reward relative to the time it consumes. three instruments is probably too many--i think being really good at one beats out being merely decent at three. </p>
<p>also, set aside some time every day for yourself to relax. try exercising, yoga, long baths, reading for pleasure, video games, TV, Internet surfing, etc. this is essential for mental health. you don't want to have a breakdown in the middle of the year and bomb a bunch of tests. i saw this happen to a lot of people. </p>
<p>health > grades > ECs.</p>
<p>i get what you feel like, even though you have way more work than me. the whole "once i finish french, tutoring, costuming, and my AP homework, i can take a shower for 5 minutes. Then i need to work on my regular homework and then work on the fairs in my school. oh crap, the organization's awareness day is tomorrow! i better do the posters quick. wait, which classes had tests tomorrow? AP Bio, Euro His, and what? Oh yeah, Calculus."</p>
<p>my list of thoughts probably rolls that long but i don't take APs yet (freshman year :D) and i haven't founded an org but im in a lot of them. the train of thoughts chugs on.. and on... and on... :D</p>
<p>good luck. drink coffee. don't do drugs. coffee never works for me so drink coke. make sure that you do your homework while you're eating lunch. it helps on those off days. not kidding.</p>
<p>Don't drink. It kills the weekends.
Google study hacks, if you haven't already.</p>
<p>Do your homework during school. I'm sure you have time in some of your classes to do the homework for your next class, and even during lunch you can do homework. As for everything else.. I don't have much advice unless you're willing to drop some of your activities. Just don't procrastinate on ANYTHING that needs to be done, and that should help a LOT.</p>
<p>You sound like a duplicate of me last year (junior year). I was, and still am, so involved extracurriularly, academically, athletically, etc. It took such a toll on me, though, because I never had time to sleep. I never had time to dedicate myself to any one thing because I was dedicated to so many things. It was difficult, and led to getting sick one or two times.</p>
<p>Now, I drink coffee. haha. And I am on a much healthier sleep schedule.
But, really, drink coffee. And don't do adderall.</p>
<p>Thanks. Today I ended up taking a mental health day. You're right, procrastinating is probably holding me back and I should utilize free time in school.</p>
<p>honestly, I don't know how much the people on here can give you advice...questions like this make me wonder if you've talked to your parents, teachers, guidance counselors, et al (as much as how lame this sounds) who actually know your situation.</p>
<p>My only noobish advice is to try to use your weekends wisely (which I'm epic fail at..for now), when you have full control over the day, and drop a couple activities...there is no reason why you should do that overwhelming amount daily, when it can only hurt you both in the short/long run.</p>
<p>go to Cal Newport's blog at Study</a> Hacks
He has so many amazing study tips.. and he perfected them at Dartmouth, where he got 36 straight As
he also has a book.. called How to Become a Straight-A Student
it's sitting next to me right now haha
but there's more on his website</p>
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<p>Wish it were true but...Liez! :)</p>
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health > grades > ECs.
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It's health/food/sleeping > games/computer/movies/friends/fun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> grades... grades shouldn't/can't even compare with the realm of HEALTH. Seriously this website...am I the only nonchalant, chill, playing-all day, don't-care-about-grades-EC's person on this website? (And I still spend 30 minutes a day on here talking about random stuff lol)</p>
<p>EC's don't even deserve to be mentioned. ;)</p>
<p>Hey OP,</p>
<p>you were actually featured in the aforementioned Study Hacks!</p>
<p>[Study</a> Hacks Blog Archive Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind?](<a href=“http://calnewport.com/blog/2008/09/12/case-study-how-could-we-save-this-ridiculously-overloaded-grind/]Study”>Case Study: How Could We Save This Ridiculously Overloaded Grind? - Cal Newport)</p>
<p>Sorry to resurrect this old thread, but I thought it was interesting.</p>
<p>The problem is not time management the problem is that you are trying to juggle too much on your plate. It’s not efficient overall to overwork and overload yourself with jobs that you’re unable to handle. Sure it’s great to be involved in various programs but is it realistic? Find out which activities are most important to you and stick with them. Find the ECs that conflict most with your studies and drop them. Your priorities in school are not how many ECs you have but how high your GPA is.</p>
<p>You just have to learn to prioritize. What is more important, being the customer for the school play or being on the debate team? Playing three instruments (which is kind of excessive) or organizing the book fair? Ect.</p>