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Consider your personal, academic, and extracurricular commitments.  Be realistic in the number of Pre-AP/AP courses you take each semester.

Calculate how much time is needed to devote to each of your classes each night, balancing your daily schedule.

Complete all assignments; this includes outside reading.

Form study groups—your peers are valuable contacts and assets.

Maintain a daily planner.

Do NOT procrastinate. Those long term assignments have a way of catching up with you.

Communicate with your teachers, counselor, and parents when you feel yourself becoming burdened by the demands of a rigorous academic schedule.

Communicate with your teachers, counselor, and parents when you feel yourself becoming burdened by the demands of a rigorous academic schedule.

You’re taking a challenging course. It’s okay to ask for help!