<p>Know your limits man. You must be very intelligent and very respected by your peers (I mean, hasn’t ANY of your opponents in those elections tried to point out that you’re overexerted and may not have the proper amount of time to devote to the club?). That said, you’re still human.</p>
<p>Junior year was toughest for me, and I just barely got through. I wasn’t able to work for a lot of my goals - I just let them sit and hope that the experience/knowledge I received in the past will pull me through. You’ll have to exercise A LOT of time management. Find out what you love to do, and see if there are any activities that are for resume padding only. I’m not telling you to chunk those out the window, but it’ll reduce a lot of stress. Also, if you have really good teachers in AP classes, just read a little on weekends to prepare for class the next week. You’ll soak in what your teacher says a lot better if you have a clue about what she’s talking about.</p>
<p>But I completely understand what you mean by falling asleep on the book. I actaully read a magazine that said even 6 minutes of sleep can enhance memory and of course attentiveness. Don’t be afraid to take a short nap if you feel your head bobbing back and forth on your history textbook. You can even take a short 30 minute nap when you first get back from school.</p>
<p>Play the game. Know your teachers and what they like. Cater to that (participate in class a lot, ask questions afterwards to suggest you’re really interested, do whatever that gets the teacher’s attention), and if any grades are subjectively graded, you can hope that there’s some advantage hidden there. And even so, some teachers allow late work to be turned in because they know how busy you are (Just don’t fall back too far behind - never a week behind oh wow that was horrible this year). They’re understanding people most of the time.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>