how to balance academic study and extracurricular activities
It is generally agreed that academic study has been playing a crucial role in students’ life. Nevertheless, we should not neglect the equal importance of extracurricular activities which can help us to build confidence and enhance overall abilities.
A number of factors might account for participating in both academic study and extracurricular activities. With respect to academic study, one of the most common factors is to facilitate our academic competence. There’s no doubt that study is the priority to students, and the academic performance, to a large extent, determines whether we can enter a prestigious school and get a decent job. As for extracurricular activities, it is worth mentioning that it can supplement what we cannot learn from schools, such as the ability of critical thinking, problem-solving and addressing interpersonal relationship.
In view of how to balance academic study and extracurricular activities, effective measures should be taken into consideration. In my perspective, the most useful technique is to promote our efficiency. Only if we can manage our time well, we can have more time to do the both things. To be more specific, a to-do list is highly recommended so that we can draw a clear picture of what we are going to do and distribute time to academic study and extracurricular activities in a more effective and balanced way. With the efforts concerned, the imbalance will no longer be a problem.
Notes
个人感觉这篇范文写跑题了，重点在how，不应该花大量篇幅去写why.
With respect to 考虑到，关于
We must plan with respect to the future. 我们必须对未来有个打算。
facilitate 促进；促使；使便利
priority n. 优先事项;最重要的事;首要事情;优先;优先权;重点;(车辆的)优先通行权
to a large extent 在很大程度上
prestigious [preˈstɪdʒəs] adj. 有威望的;声誉高的
supplement n.补充(物)，(报纸的)增刊，附录 v. 增补;补充