<p>One more thought…</p>
<p>Its really time for you to sit down and think about how you got here and what you can do to change. Last May you posted at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1139770-will-i-get-accepted-any-college-3-4-a.html#post12543651[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1139770-will-i-get-accepted-any-college-3-4-a.html#post12543651</a> that you had a 3.4 that year and were going to buckle down and get it up to 3.5 but instead it dropped to 3.3 </p>
<p>For many students the problem boils down to not knowing how to study effectively. Even if you spend hours studying, if they are not spent effectively then much of that time is wasted. For all the years you’ve spent in school, I bet no teacher has ever taught your class how to study; its supposed to be something you just figure out or are assumed to know.</p>
<p>There are lots of websites with info on good study habits such as [University</a> of St. Thomas : Academic Support Center](<a href=“http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/studyLinks/default.html]University”>http://www.stthomas.edu/academicsupport/studyLinks/default.html) There is a book you should get called “What Smart Students Know” written by one of the cofounders of the Princeton Review that aims to do for studying what their service does for SAT scores. </p>
<p>One tongue in cheek quote says “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” If you don’t change what you’re doing, then you’re going to keep getting a 3.3 and that is going to keep you out of the colleges you want.</p>