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College massivly stressing me out

I'm studying for A-levels in sixth from, I'm first year, so I've got 4 subjects to keep on top of. English literature, history, graphic design and ceramics.

This is the situation...
I did the exam for english, so now I've only got the coursework to go. I get it, but it takes me ages to get my head around how to put it all together. The final drafts are due March 28th.
Today I also found out that my ceramics teacher is expecting a finished unit 1 sketchbook on the date above, and 10 pages of the exam sketchbook done for next Tuesday. I haven't even started that, and they've ran out of sketchbooks, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow until I can get one.
All of my ceramics and graphic design sketchbooks are due in sometime in early May. I feel like there's no way in hell I can achieve that since they both take so much time to do.
Ontop of all that, my History teachers are expecting a massive work load.

I've spent god knows how long in tears over all the stress... but I've been thinking. Even reading over that now, I feel like I'm getting worked up over nothing. I have friends who are doing 4 art subjects, then ones who are doing 4 academic subjects, and they never get stressed out about the work load. They hardly do any extra work outside their timetabled lessons either... Why am I stressing out over this if they're not?
I really want some support. I don't know what can be done to help, and I feel stupid asking for support when I feel like I'm over worrying. I'm incredibly confused :sad:

Any advise on what I should do?

Re: College massivly stressing me out

Make a schedule that has when to work on what, so you can have that visual. Don't forget to include times to not do schoolwork as well, because otherwise you'll just get extra stressed. If you need to, talk to your professors about how you have a lot going on. Most will understand if you just take the time to communicate.

Re: College massivly stressing me out

Graduate school is all about time management. The thing I've found to be most helpful is getting a giant desk calendar and color-coding all my classes. Then, I look at the syllabus and figure out when everything is due. I write the due dates down on the calendar. Then, I figure out how to break down the assignments into smaller, less intimidating portions. I estimate how long it will take to complete those portions, then I write them down on my calendar as well. Eventually, I end up filling just about every day on the calendar... but instead of having daunting tasks, I'll have an hour set aside for this class' project, an hour set side for this class' upcoming quiz, and so on. If you can begin to do this, then your workload may not seem as intimidating. Yes, you may have a few days where you have an unusually large workload, right before the deadlines... but if you stay on top of those smaller portions, you can get it all done on time and reduce your stress. =)