After an incredible summer filled with camps and waterparks, I went back to school. 

I had a successful freshman year, did well academically and got involved with a lot of activities, so for my sophomore year I decided to take harder classes and push myself to the limit.

Now I have moved from freshman-level honors classes to sophomore honors and AP classes, and I’m finding it way more difficult than I expected. 

The problem is time management.

Every night I have to do so much English work it feels like I am swimming in a pool of paragraph analyses. I also have to read for other classes and take notes, which is honestly not too bad, but there are tests every week for classes like chemistry, and even if there are no tests that week, you better know that you are still going to have to work extremely hard.

Another example of my workload is how I walked into Mr. Davis’s room looking to do something easy like take some pictures, and then he assigned me to take a picture of a new staff member that may not have even existed, and  this all led to me writing this editorial in about 45 minutes.

All of these classes are actually really rewarding to me as they teach me a lot, constantly… Every night and every period. I have learned about AHBL, BOP, Ions and how to sign the word ‘skiing.’

Sometimes, I just get confused and buried in a lot of work, but I always get it done, even though it truly pains me.

Although each of my classes and extracurricular commitments is truly valuable, they add up to an unmanageable workload, and I have not been able to manage my time well. Things in my life just get very stressful, and sometimes I need a break, and those breaks last for hours… and hours. 

All I am trying to say here is that it is important when going to school to have balance between your classes so you don’t get confused and start doing creative writing for your hypotheses in a lab. Also make sure you  have interest in the classes you take because if you don’t it begins to become more bland every single day.

When planning your courses, imagine that you are at a buffet. If you take too much food and then start to eat it, every single bite you eat becomes more and more bland. It’s better to take a reasonable portion and enjoy it.

If you are reading this, and if you have homework to do,  you should probably close this tab and get your work done.