Alexandria
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As an athlete-student as well, I will admit to you that it will be difficult. I took a very similar schedule as yours while training for the world championships. I think you should go for it if you are honestly willing to put in the work. Here are a couple tips that kept my grades up and more importantly, kept me sane:
1. Make friends who are responsible students. When you struggle with the homework one night and have 20 minutes until you leave for practice, it's helpful to have a friend or two to call that you know you can count on.
2. Use every single second in school to work. Lunch times, spare moments at the end of class - everything should be an opportunity for homework or study time. I'm not saying every day will be crammed like this, but if you work every minute possible at school, it's less time you need out of school to study and more to play/train.
3. Be efficient. When you are doing your homework or studying, cut the music, computer and TV. Make whatever time you have for homework devoted solely to intense homework. This doesn't mean you'll never be able to watch TV or chill out, just make sure that your alloted homework time is as efficient as possible.
4. Do every single extra credit opportunity possible. Even when you have a nice A in the class, the extra credit will help on that weekend you have a tournament and can't study/do homework.
5. Make sure the teachers support you. Even teachers who aren't fans of athletic students (and you will meet some that will hate you right off the bat for being an athlete) will respect a student who warns them of absences ahead of time and makes up work on their own.
I definitely think it's possible and worth working for! You deserve the JV Captaincy (not to mention it will look great on a college app) and can be successful in school at the same time.
Good luck!
1. Make friends who are responsible students. When you struggle with the homework one night and have 20 minutes until you leave for practice, it's helpful to have a friend or two to call that you know you can count on.
2. Use every single second in school to work. Lunch times, spare moments at the end of class - everything should be an opportunity for homework or study time. I'm not saying every day will be crammed like this, but if you work every minute possible at school, it's less time you need out of school to study and more to play/train.
3. Be efficient. When you are doing your homework or studying, cut the music, computer and TV. Make whatever time you have for homework devoted solely to intense homework. This doesn't mean you'll never be able to watch TV or chill out, just make sure that your alloted homework time is as efficient as possible.
4. Do every single extra credit opportunity possible. Even when you have a nice A in the class, the extra credit will help on that weekend you have a tournament and can't study/do homework.
5. Make sure the teachers support you. Even teachers who aren't fans of athletic students (and you will meet some that will hate you right off the bat for being an athlete) will respect a student who warns them of absences ahead of time and makes up work on their own.
I definitely think it's possible and worth working for! You deserve the JV Captaincy (not to mention it will look great on a college app) and can be successful in school at the same time.
Good luck!