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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I went to a big three private high school and then one of those colleges. The big three was way harder in terms of workload and time management.[/b]

I worked hard in college. I probably studied, I don't know, maybe eight hours a day, more during exams. But time management was not an issue because I only had four classes and I was neither work study nor an athlete. So I had PLENTY of time to get work done. And I got WAY more sleep than in high school.

I feel like there is something miss here from what you are saying. Did your daughter go to a high school where she only had a couple hours of homework a night? Or did her high school not prepare her well for college level week? Or is she an athlete or have a work study job? She should have plenty of time to get her work done and still sleep 7 to 8 hours a night.

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Very common comment regarding students from elite prep boarding schools who attend top 10 colleges and universities. Some LACs, such as Swarthmore and Harvey Mudd, seem to take pride in loading up students with work. Happens at CMU, Princeton, and Georgia Tech also. More common to be stressed out over college/university workload for engineering majors than for most other majors.[/quote]

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