<p>I've seen soo many people on here who get straight A's all semesters, how do you all do it?? I know it's a very general question here... </p>
<p>Personally, this year (my junior year) I NEED straight A's to have a GPA I'm satisfied with. I was doing really well at the end of sophomore year but my motivation unfortunately came too late in the year and I didn't get the grades I wanted. My school is very competitive and teachers don't give out A's easily, but I will work hard to get it this year. I haven't done awful these past two years (mainly A's and a few B's while taking all AP and honors) but I really want to excel my junior year and actually learn the material instead of just breezing by. </p>
<p>Here is my schedule in case you guys have any advice for specific classes:
AP Physics 1 (new course so I'm kind of worried about this class)
AP US History (will this be easy as long as I take the time to study a lot and memorize dates?)
AP Language and Composition (guessing it should be ok? I'm a strong reader and writer)
Honors Spanish 4 (what I'm most nervous for. Spanish is by farrrr my weakest subject)
Honors Pre-Calc (once again, kind of worried. I'm decent at math.)
Journalism
PE Leader
Lunch</p>
<p>Do you guys have any specific studying techniques or routines that you do? I want to hear any advice you have! Thanks so much! </p>
<p>I’m a rising junior and I have had all A’s for the past two years so here are some tips I have: </p>
<p>-Be organized. Know test dates, homework due dates, and your schedule. For example, if I have a test Thursday, but Wednesday I know I’ll be busy, I’ll start studying on Tuesday.
-If you don’t understand something, go over it again! In AP Chem if I didn’t understand something initially, if I read over it enough times/did practice/read a different source, I’d eventually get a good grasp of it. Sometimes, just thinking it over in your head will help make something “click”.
-Use CC to your advantage. I know it gets quite stressful looking at forums and seeing everyone doing everything you can do but better, but they have their sources. I have found MANY invaluable study tools through the forums here (getafive.com in APWH, for example).
-Challenge yourself. Don’t just do the bare minimum for an A in a class. During first semester of Pre-Calc I had a high A (97-98), but when I started relaxing, my grade dropped 5%. I get that you don’t NEED a 99% to have a 4.0 GPA, but having consistently high A’s will make sure you aren’t a mess during finals week. </p>
<p>Anyways, good luck next year!</p>
<p>If you get an “A” in </p>
<p>AP Physics 1
AP US History
AP Language and Composition
Honors Spanish 4
Honors Pre-Calc
Journalism
PE Leader
Lunch</p>
<p>Then you will have straight A’s</p>
<p>Here’s my strategy:
-Don’t skimp on sleep, it’s crucial. Aim for around 7-8 hrs, with 6 being the minimum.
-Spend the first week of school or so getting to really know your teachers i.e. how they grade. I good method I came up with sophomore year is to just go all try hard in all your classes, like put 150% in during the first two weeks or so to see how harshly the teacher grades. From then, adjust your effort level / class accordingly. This idea literally saved my bio grade.
-DO NOT PROCRASTINATE. Easier said than done, this is the sole reason why many students are sleep-deprived. Don’t mull around on facebook or youtube. Get to work as soon as you get home. Study halls are a blessing from heaven if you have one-- use it wisely. Make a schedule and stick to it (ex. from 3:00 - 3:30, do math WS, from 3:40 - 4:40 write Chem lab, etc.). This way, you cannot procrastinate. Be sure to incorporate small breaks about every hour or so to avoid a burnout.</p>
<p>I’ve received all A’s my freshman year and am heading into 10th grade, but the advice I have:
-Time management. Time management. Time management. All natural intellectual skills aside, you can (at least at my school) achieve A’s without being a genius. If you work hard and are able to organize effectively, A’s will become tradition. Never procrastinate on homework or projects. Maybe you don’t want to do your homework the minute you come home, but it will help you in the long run.
-Develop good relationships with teachers. They won’t grant you good grades for being nice, but it will make them supportive of your success. No teacher wants to fail any student, but especially not a hardworking, friendly one.
-Don’t use your phone in class. Ever. I’m sure there are many overachievers that do, but don’t. It makes my brain melt due to an explosion of rage.
-Study a little bit every night. I’m not talking 2 hours of cramming, but looking over your notes and arranging the information in your head helps. The night before a test or quiz, study until you’re certain you know everything in your notes.
-Have a well defined schedule, and stick to it. For example, I’ll list my week day schedule:
-Wake up at 6:30 am.
-Get dressed, brush hair, teeth, put deodorant on, etc.
-Eat breakfast.
-Go to school and give my all, making sure to never waste a moment of class time when I could be finishing homework for that class (though if I’m in a class and I don’t have homework in that particular class, I keep sane and read a quality novel).
-Arrive home.
-Eat a snack. Or two.
-Complete all homework. (If I have a project or essay or something that isn’t due the next day, I spread out the assignment into the amount of weekdays I have to complete it… This has really saved me from not stressing! This year, it hasn’t taken me more than 2 and a half hours…and those are rare days. Look over notes.
-Check email.
-Check Facebook, YouTube, FanFiction, Twitter, Quotev and Yahoo Answers.
-Go on Tumblr for 13 minutes.
-Check CC and Powerschools.
-Watch an episode of whatever show I’m currently getting into on Netflix.
-Query one literary agent.
-Eat dinner.
-Watch any episode of Bachelor/Pretty Little Liars/Under The Dome/etc that might be premiering that night.
-Take a shower at 10:20 pm.
-Look over notes.
-Read two chapters of the book I’m reading.
-Go to sleep.
-Repeat.</p>
<p>If I have extra time (which I usually do), I (try to) use it to write. It’s all about a schedule for me.</p>
<p>Good luck! You can achieve anything if you want it enough! (I sort of stole that from Effy Stonem).</p>
<p>•Start the semester off strong, while it’s easy. It’ll get noticeably harder after a few weeks or so, so try to keep a high A until then. You won’t have to worry as much about keeping your grades up as the semester progresses 
•Try to get on the teachers’ good sides. You don’t have to give them an apple every day, just don’t talk in class, raise your hand often, etc.
•Don’t be afraid to ask for help. If you do, the teacher will know that you’re trying hard in the class and that you want to succeed.
•Get a notebook or something to write your assignments in. During elementary and middle school, we all had to write in these agendas. Now I’m in the habit of where I need to write everything down, after having to for like 8 years 
And it just feels so good crossing something off when you’ve finished it.
•(This might just be me) Make studying fun by getting colorful pens or a cool notebook or binder or anything that you enjoy! I know they’re just aesthetic things, but for some reason I enjoy doing my homework when I use those sorts of things
•Do every extra credit assignment you get! You never know when a few points could be the difference between an A- and a B. But always prioritize actual work before the extra credit, and don’t depend on extra credit to raise your grades.
•If you succumb to procrastination often, at least master it. You could write down that a report is due a couple days earlier than it really is. That way, at least when you write it all in one night because you think it’s due the next day, you can use the next few days to edit it!</p>
<p>I don’t think those really pertained to getting straight A’s, but hopefully they’ll be useful to you in some way! xD Good luck next year! You seem really motivated, I’m sure you’ll do fine :)</p>
<p>What I do is slack off in my easy classes and go hardcore in the harder ones</p>
<p>^ basically this.</p>
<p>Figure out the amount of effort required for your optimal grade in each class, and do the above.</p>
<p>everyday before you go to sleep think what you’ve done today. if you’re wasting time, then get that fixed. from what I saw, self satisfaction is important. so, try to set a realistic yet good goal and try to set a long term goal rather than short term.
other method is geek one. remember, geek, not nerd. try to get a picture of of future wife. if you’re poor, you won’t get wife like say peyton sawyer after college. works every time. in short, dream big, fight bigger, you’ll get straight A’s all the time.</p>