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Balancing High School And Work

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Mostly every teenager in high school or college has experienced going to school and working full/ part time. Being a hard working student and worker does have some effects on you. Trying to balance your social life, getting enough sleep, and trying not to become stress can be tough. Going to school and work is time consuming and stressful, you have to find a way to balance it. While going to school and working, having a social life can be tough. While at school you go to one class to another, some days you go straight to work after school, so you have no social contact with friends. This can be tough because some days you want to go hang out with friends, but then remember you have a stack a homework waiting for you at home. Usually your

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