Our DS is a high school Senior. He is a 4.0 student in the top 5% of his class. He was really ambitious with his schedule. He is taking AP Physics 1, AP Calculus AB and AP Psych. He has many extra-curricular leadership positions -President of NHS, lead role in the school musical, Captain of the Ultimate Frisbee club team among other things. He has not struggled academically until now. He is DYING in AP Physics and struggles with understanding the concepts. AP Calculus moves so fast and he feels he could understand the material if taught at a slower pace. AP Psych is just a tremendous amount of reading. He is struggling with time-management between his studies, leadership positions, etc. Last night he just stared at his 13 Physics problems for hours with this hopeless look on his face. On top of all of this is the college application season. He is scared that his GPA is going to tank this semester. As parents, we are struggling with how to help ease the burden for him. There is so much academic pressure, but at the same time, he needs to the extra-curriculars for his college apps. We are a family that definitely needs all the scholarship money that he can earn, both need-based and merit. Anyone else out there with struggling Seniors right now. Encouragement and advice welcomed. Thanks!
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