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[quote=Anonymous][quote=maril332]Hello,

She is a senior in HS. She said she felt "free" all summer (even though she had a job babysitting 3 8-hr days a week) and now she said that it is like everything has crashed down.

She didn't do great jr year (but still had the high HW load). Now she is trying to pull out at least a 3.5 avg to show colleges.

She usually goes to bed at around 12 am. Sometimes as late as 1. She says that 1 am is her cut off and I quote "If its not done by 1 am, it just isn't getting done".

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This sounds like a pretty typical post summer adjustment especially if she wasn't working that much this summer.  My kid is in a neighboring public school and goes to bed between 12 and 1 as well.  4 hours of homework is pretty much the norm with a heavy course load (mine has 5 APs this year).  She also has after school sports.

Senior fall seems to be more intense than junior year for mine as well.  Pressure to get grades for this last semester plus the pressure of applying to colleges.  Can she drop a level in any of her classes (AP to regular or something like that) or swap an academic class for an elective?  It sounds like she needs to talk to the school counselor or a psych to get some help.  I would not delay on that.[/quote]

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