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We don’t care where he goes to school as long it is a good fit. What we don’t want is for him to really want to go to a school and not have the gpa for it come junior year when he’s actually paying attention/knows how this works. He is taking several hard classes and I assume he’ll take AP classes starting in junior year. I do think you’ll be well prepared and [b]I also think that his study skills will hopefully get better overtime – – fingers crossed![/b]

So here’s my question: parents have been through this possibly with a similar type of kid what advice do you have? And how should we steer him? Other things you learned/I may not know? [/quote]

Short answer: it might not be about how much time the sports take, but rather about being effective with the time they have, knowing how to study and being organized .

If possible, it’s best to be proactive about finding resources to help with study skills and executive functioning.  My kid attended an optional workshop in high school regarding study skills, a one week session at Montgomery college in the summer in high school around time management, and in college working with an EF coach. It has helped as the work became more difficult. Once they know where their time goes and what it takes to effectively get their work done, it’s an easier discussion about if a sport is worth continuing at that commitment level and course selection of which AP/honors and how many AP.  [/quote]

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