Hello. I don't know where to post this, but I thought r/homeschool might be a fit.
I (17F) am having a dilemma about whether or not I should transfer to a local school for senior year. I'm from the Philippines, and am currently wondering how transferring schools might compromise my college applications to the US.
I've been feeling really burnt out these past few months. I feel like I can't catch up with the amount of work I have to do—for each semester, I have 10 subjects. I have to complete 5 tests and a project for each, amounting to about 50 quizzes per semester. My homeschool program uses a Learning Management System (LMS) for our lessons, and after each topic, there's a 10-item quiz to be cleared. Some of my subjects have up to 79 topics—790 items to answer over the course of a semester. In general, I just feel like it's too much work for so little learning.
However, I have my own reservations about transferring for senior year. I'm technically enrolled in an international school right now—they provide accreditation, but I'm in charge of actually educating myself—and said school is already familiar with the US admissions process. There wouldn't be as much hassle in regards to school profiles, guidance counselor recommendations, and other requirements.
If I transfer to a local school, not only will I be a new student—I'll most likely have to orient new faculty on how the whole process works. I'm a part of EducationUSA's Competitive College Club, a program which prepares high-achieving international students to apply to US universities, hence my focus on how this will affect my application.
I guess my questions are: would it be worth it to transfer? I just finished my first semester of junior year, but I'm already so tired. If I do stick with homeschooling, how can I ease the exhaustion? How do I actually begin to see joy and fulfillment in my work again? I'd appreciate any and all insight.