Studying. The word that we love to hate. "It's a waste of time", "I have better things to do!", "why do I need to know this stuff anyway?". All typical high school answers. Listen up. Getting good grades now is soo important, you have no idea.
High school is the foundation of your life. Do you want to start on a shaky foundation? I know I dont. I know a man doesnt. When you graduate, if you dont have the grades- colleges arent going to want you. If colleges dont want you, business doesnt want you. If business doesnt want you, then you have no job, no money, no life.
How can anyone say that its a waste of time? Is knowlege a waste of time? Would you rather play video games all day? Well yeah, I know you would- you have to change that atittude.
Dont tell me you have no time. You know what my school hours are like? I have to be in school 7:00 AM and i leave at 5:20 every day. (except friday- I get out at 1:30) I still find the time to study. I am 100% sure that you wont regret taking a little time to review and pull up your grades. Your parents will definitely be really proud, and trust me this leads to longer curfew, etc..
I know. I've been there- last year i had a 75 average on the whole year. It was my freshman year, and even though the colleges are more forgiving for that year, it will still haunt me and i cant get into any of the more upstanding Colleges. But you know what? I have a 92 average now, and just by my grades pulling up, my whole life is going up. Anyways.....I'm done rambling...here are the tips that I found helped me.
Do your homework Trust me on this one- Just by doing it, you save yourself a lot of studying time and you also save yourself some bag marks from the teachers. And I dont mean copy it from a friend, in the end your just screwing yourself. Come on, it only takes 30 minutes TOPS to do all of your homework.
Review for 20-30 minutes every night. Even if you dont have a test coming up in three weeks, still review. And if you have a test, NEVER save studying for the last night, cramming is a terrible way to study. If you cram you forget everything long term(finals..) If you save it for the last night, youll stay up late and your likely to be too tired the next day. A good way that I've found to remember things for tests is to read the information and summarize it on a paper. By writing it down you remember much more...
Write notes Write down everything that your teachers say. Just by writing it down, you remember it much much more. And when you have a test, you can just whip out your notes and review. With no notes, you have nothing to review. Your own notes serve you much better than those of your peers.
Organize everything. Dont just Throw random pieces of papers on your bag. Get a notebook/binder and section it all. If you dont do this you can save yourself a serious headache when you lose important notes. Get a folder too. Keep your notes so you have them for finals.
In Class. Participate. If your not sure about something, raise your hand. Dont be shy, no one cares. If you know an answer, raise your hand. Dont doodle or daydream, if you do the information is just flying over your head.
Get Enough Sleep. If you dont get enough sleep at night, your probably going to doze off during classes. Its harder to focus in class as well when your tired. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
Study with other people. By studying with other people, preferably smarter ones, You get double the information. DO NOT do this if its with your close friends who you know your likely to just mess around the whole night. Also, dont be afraid to call up a tutor if you find a class hard. I used to have a math tutor, and he helped ma a lot to get on track.
Not too much at once I dont know about you guys, but after a while of reading my damn chem textbook i get really bored. Try not to study each subject for too long at a time, rather spread it out- 15 minutes a night, etc...
Prioritize your time. Save gaming and TV and all of that stuff for LAST. Break out of the habit of just coming home and sitting your ass down in front of the TV. Get home and go straight into your study room.....
Set the Mood. DO NOT study in a loud place. DO NOT study in front of the TV. Dont study in a place like your kitchen or in the school cafeteria, or your bedroom. Dont study in bed either, your likely to go to sleep. Find a quiet room in your house, shut the door, and make sure it has enough lighting and a good temperature. Too hot is bad and it gets you tired. I personally like to play some jazz in the background as I study, it helps me focus. Find what works best for you.
---Try to get copies of old exams from your teachers. Figure out the way they test. Ask older students about the teachers.
-Make friends with your teachers also. I've found that talking about music to them is a great way to get them to like you (if you listen to good music)
-Dont be the class clown. The teacher will hate you, and theyll just take points off your report card for bad behavior. Its stupid.
well- heres what helped me, hopefully it will help you guys out to.
- If anyone else has anything else to add, feel free. I will continuously update this throughout the week.
Mods- I know this is a tip but i feel it would better serve its purpose in the HS forum.
High school is the foundation of your life. Do you want to start on a shaky foundation? I know I dont. I know a man doesnt. When you graduate, if you dont have the grades- colleges arent going to want you. If colleges dont want you, business doesnt want you. If business doesnt want you, then you have no job, no money, no life.
How can anyone say that its a waste of time? Is knowlege a waste of time? Would you rather play video games all day? Well yeah, I know you would- you have to change that atittude.
Dont tell me you have no time. You know what my school hours are like? I have to be in school 7:00 AM and i leave at 5:20 every day. (except friday- I get out at 1:30) I still find the time to study. I am 100% sure that you wont regret taking a little time to review and pull up your grades. Your parents will definitely be really proud, and trust me this leads to longer curfew, etc..
I know. I've been there- last year i had a 75 average on the whole year. It was my freshman year, and even though the colleges are more forgiving for that year, it will still haunt me and i cant get into any of the more upstanding Colleges. But you know what? I have a 92 average now, and just by my grades pulling up, my whole life is going up. Anyways.....I'm done rambling...here are the tips that I found helped me.
Do your homework Trust me on this one- Just by doing it, you save yourself a lot of studying time and you also save yourself some bag marks from the teachers. And I dont mean copy it from a friend, in the end your just screwing yourself. Come on, it only takes 30 minutes TOPS to do all of your homework.
Review for 20-30 minutes every night. Even if you dont have a test coming up in three weeks, still review. And if you have a test, NEVER save studying for the last night, cramming is a terrible way to study. If you cram you forget everything long term(finals..) If you save it for the last night, youll stay up late and your likely to be too tired the next day. A good way that I've found to remember things for tests is to read the information and summarize it on a paper. By writing it down you remember much more...
Write notes Write down everything that your teachers say. Just by writing it down, you remember it much much more. And when you have a test, you can just whip out your notes and review. With no notes, you have nothing to review. Your own notes serve you much better than those of your peers.
Organize everything. Dont just Throw random pieces of papers on your bag. Get a notebook/binder and section it all. If you dont do this you can save yourself a serious headache when you lose important notes. Get a folder too. Keep your notes so you have them for finals.
In Class. Participate. If your not sure about something, raise your hand. Dont be shy, no one cares. If you know an answer, raise your hand. Dont doodle or daydream, if you do the information is just flying over your head.
Get Enough Sleep. If you dont get enough sleep at night, your probably going to doze off during classes. Its harder to focus in class as well when your tired. Try to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night.
Study with other people. By studying with other people, preferably smarter ones, You get double the information. DO NOT do this if its with your close friends who you know your likely to just mess around the whole night. Also, dont be afraid to call up a tutor if you find a class hard. I used to have a math tutor, and he helped ma a lot to get on track.
Not too much at once I dont know about you guys, but after a while of reading my damn chem textbook i get really bored. Try not to study each subject for too long at a time, rather spread it out- 15 minutes a night, etc...
Prioritize your time. Save gaming and TV and all of that stuff for LAST. Break out of the habit of just coming home and sitting your ass down in front of the TV. Get home and go straight into your study room.....
Set the Mood. DO NOT study in a loud place. DO NOT study in front of the TV. Dont study in a place like your kitchen or in the school cafeteria, or your bedroom. Dont study in bed either, your likely to go to sleep. Find a quiet room in your house, shut the door, and make sure it has enough lighting and a good temperature. Too hot is bad and it gets you tired. I personally like to play some jazz in the background as I study, it helps me focus. Find what works best for you.
---Try to get copies of old exams from your teachers. Figure out the way they test. Ask older students about the teachers.
-Make friends with your teachers also. I've found that talking about music to them is a great way to get them to like you (if you listen to good music)
-Dont be the class clown. The teacher will hate you, and theyll just take points off your report card for bad behavior. Its stupid.
well- heres what helped me, hopefully it will help you guys out to.
- If anyone else has anything else to add, feel free. I will continuously update this throughout the week.
Mods- I know this is a tip but i feel it would better serve its purpose in the HS forum.
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