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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That was my life in high school. Class from 8.00 to 3.15. mandatory sports four days a week till 4.45. Other extra currics at night and on weekends. Plus five hours of homework a night. Averaged five or six hours of sleep a night, which is not healthy for a teen.
I worked harder my junior year in high school than any year since. Even without sports and extra currics, homework plus school is over a twelve hour day.
It is absurd.
Make sure she gets at least 7.5 hours a night of sleep. Insist on it. 
Encourage her to limit her extra currics.[/quote]

Ps. And tell her she can enjoy her summers. This is why some parents feel their kids should have fun in the summer rather than working at Walgreens, because during the school year they work harder than law firm associates (I should know; I've done both).[/quote]

+1. What year is she? What are her goals and what are your goals? If the goal is to get into a top 10 or ivy - or at least keep that option open by remaining highly ranked/top grades/SATs, this is what the schedule will look like through her junior yr or maybe first semester senior year. If you and she would be happy going to a "normal" though still competitive college, she can afford a B here or there or not playing a sport for a season or whatever eases the pressure. [/quote]

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