<p>Whoa. You study row-echelon forms in pre-calc? I thought it was part of linear algebra course :)</p>
<p>On-topic: Prioritize. Concentrate your abilities on classes with lowest grades (and most suckish teachers).</p>
<p>Yep, we have a whole chapter devoted to matrices, which are nearly useless...at least for what I want to do. But it's fun and easy, so I won't complain.</p>
<p>wow...all i no is tht precalc honors is impossible but im looking foward 2 AP calc AB next year cuz i hear its rly easy</p>
<p>I have straight 'A's but I am known as one of the most notorious procrastinators in the school. I have more than a dozen teachers I cannot get recs from. It's all about the catagories in a subject. Every subject and class have different methods of grading. A test catagory would be worth 40% in math while it would be worth 25% in Japanese. Assuming a 'A' is 90%, a 2.5% loss in the math test catagory would be the same as a 4% loss in a Japanese test catagory, both contributing to a 1% overall grade loss. </p>
<p>A favorable balance between all catagories, the total sum of all losses not exceeding 10% overall will get you an 'A'. The division of catagories tells you what you would have to focus on in that particular class, and what you could afford to slightly slip. </p>
<p>A procrastinator like me cuts it very dangerously close. :)</p>
<p>straight As are over rated.</p>
<p>you also have to be in the right level classes. an ordinary student isn't going to get all a's in an honors courseload, no matter how much they work. that's just a fact of life.</p>
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<p>Read the textbook. If possible, read a second textbook. Do problems, lots of problems. Usually most of my classes don't give me homework so I have to do this to achieve any semblance of understanding of the material.</p>
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<p>Don't forget some people manage time better than others. Unlike me -- my sleep schedule's different every night. Sometimes I sleep at 7 and wake up at 5, sometimes I sleep at 3 and wake up at 2, sometimes I don't sleep at all, etc. I should be a lot more organized.</p>
<p>maybe you should sleep less and study more.</p>
<p>Take notes and review them until you can recite them all cold. (at least in a Social Studies class)
The easy way: don't take classes you think you can't handle. This is dumb advice, however, unless one has a track record that might say otherwise.</p>
<p>i just study the day before for everything and pull of A's. I usually don't pay attention in class...and just read the chapter the day before the test</p>