Ok I am in several Ap classes and play sports leaving me with only 2 hours to do my homework. The problem is the homework can take up to four. What were/are your time management skills that have proved successful to you? Note: I am currently making up the work in easier classes already look for better alternative.
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That sounds almost exactly like my strategy!Generator said:
...except I don't wait til the last minute...I just get on here.
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As for time management...ummmmmmm...
Oh!
How about doing what hazy suggested?
I know, it's not original, but he's got it right.
Well I'm not headed back to school until the 8th so yeah. I'm never really pressed for time either... I just procrastinate.
"If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute"
"If you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute"
I said up to 4 hours I have had an English paper, Abstract for bio, Chem work, and Spanish along with math all at one time before. I usually spend an hour and a half working on homework.Berethond said:
^ what this man said.APPCRASH said:
Wait till your working a job and going to college. Or your working in management somewhere 60 hours a week. Or have a family+job. It never gets better. Just drop whats unnecessary... And if your in HS, AP classes don't matter too much. Just keep your GPA between 3.75 and 4.0 and you should get into most any college(+ACT scores).
Hah wait until you have kids and a job. Then you will be wishing you had as little time as you do now between classes and sports. At least classes and sports are for you, post again when 90% of your waking hours are spent doing things that mostly benefit other people.
what both these two said. i homeschool so i have 5 honors classes AND a fulltime job. and i like my sleep and if i dont get about 12 hours a day i dont function and am all pissy soooo... quit the sports unless your a GOD at said sport and will get a college scolarship then id drop it. or try again next year without AP classessneakypenguin said:
Check with the college you intend to apply to. Not all AP classes will do you any good; for example, the college I went to would NOT accept AP Physics credit, even if you got a 5 on the test (no question, they won't take it).
Otherwise... I don't know, do homework faster. I don't think homework ever took me more than 1 hour a night in high school, and I had a full schedule of AP classes (I never did homework while in school either). This is easier than it sounds: get in the habit of outlining your work, if necessary list out the information provided and the goal of the question. This can be helpful as sometimes the goal is not clear, or you become distracted on the way there (for example: one problem in nuclear physics required me to look up properties of an isotope online. Five hours later, I have in-depth knowledge of the Chernobyl disaster... and I'm not done with the problem).
Oh yeah, and if you have trouble with AP classes, get ready for college. Unless you go Liberal Arts or something else piss-easy that is a total waste of those AP classes, you'll need quick study habits anyway. Learn to outline what you read (in just your head, if necessary) and outline your homework problems. Either that, or get set to take 6 credits a semester for 7 years while working to pay the bills.
Otherwise... I don't know, do homework faster. I don't think homework ever took me more than 1 hour a night in high school, and I had a full schedule of AP classes (I never did homework while in school either). This is easier than it sounds: get in the habit of outlining your work, if necessary list out the information provided and the goal of the question. This can be helpful as sometimes the goal is not clear, or you become distracted on the way there (for example: one problem in nuclear physics required me to look up properties of an isotope online. Five hours later, I have in-depth knowledge of the Chernobyl disaster... and I'm not done with the problem).
Oh yeah, and if you have trouble with AP classes, get ready for college. Unless you go Liberal Arts or something else piss-easy that is a total waste of those AP classes, you'll need quick study habits anyway. Learn to outline what you read (in just your head, if necessary) and outline your homework problems. Either that, or get set to take 6 credits a semester for 7 years while working to pay the bills.
Well, you can either quit sports or you can work as much as you can in the evening then wake up early and get it done in the morning. That's all I got.