<p>Any tips on a way to be successful my junior year. I want to get all A's hopefully, pass all my AP exams, and finally do awesome on the SAT and ACT. Any study tips or time management tips would be helpful and really appreciated. If you had a similar experience please leave some advice!</p>
<p>Just do your work on time, study for tests in advance, and keep track of dates. </p>
<p>My biggest key to success would have to be my agenda book. I wrote down everything academic-related down in my agenda. If I was told of a test, even if it was two weeks in advance, I would write down the date the moment I was told. That way, I would never be blind sided by a test I had forgotten about. At our school, we miss a class in the rotation everyday, so for instance, if I had English homework assigned today, but I knew I wouldn’t have English tomorrow, I would star it, that way I know that it didn’t have to be finished right away, especially if I had other things that would be due tomorrow or tests that I had to study for that night. I occasionally wrote down events or trips that I was going on during the weekend or after school, that way I’d know in advance if I had time on those days to do work. If I was told that a test would be open book, I’d remember to write that down as well (so I could study differently for that as opposed to a vocabulary test, etc.) This was basically what I did to stay organized and I’m pretty sure that it was one of the biggest reasons why I did well in my Junior year.</p>
<p>I basically squeezed my entire academic schedule into my agenda book, and I maintained it throughout the year. That’s also key. It may seem easy to maintain it for the first few weeks and give up, but you need to stick to it.</p>
<p>For the SATs, I just bought an SAT math prep book and did problems from it in my free time. I didn’t do spectacularly on my SAT, but I did better than most people in my grade. Practice makes perfect. Or, in my case, practice makes decent. LOL. </p>
<p>Also, Junior year is your last full year to get your grades up for college. If you’re looking for a certain GPA, you’re gonna have to figure out beforehand what type of grades you’re going to need to get in order to achieve it, if its even possible. Get really strong grades, develop strong bonds with your teachers, and just do your best to enjoy your classes. Your relationships with teachers will matter when it comes to college recommendations. I, myself found an easy way to connect with my Environmental teacher was to go see her during my free period to just do some homework, as her room was always really quiet. We’d talk about daily goings-ons, like the weather or the news, etc and that’s basically how I became really close with her. You obviously don’t have to go to that extreme - just by being a good student, I gained the trust and admiration of my World History teacher. Both my WHAP and APES teachers will be writing my college recommendations this fall.</p>
<p>Thanks! This really reminds that I need to buy a agenda! I think it will really help.</p>
<p>I’m taking five AP’s, so hopefully I have good teachers to prepare me.</p>
<p>Just try not to kill yourself with everything. These are some of the best years of your life so be sure to find some time to enjoy them.</p>
<p>Does your school not provide you with one? I actually wish my school didn’t give us agenda books, because I want to buy my own - but our school requires that we use the school issued ones for hall passes, bathroom passes, etc, so it’d just be a headache to alternate between the two. </p>
<p>5 APs is considered a lot for a Junior at our school. Most Juniors take two, while a select few take 3-4, but none ever take 5. I’m sure you can manage it, you just have to stay on top of everything.</p>
<p>My advice would be not to strain yourself trying to get all A’s-- I know so many students (I was one of them, our Valedictorian was one of them…) who went into Junior year, pumped about getting all A’s and upping their GPA’s. It’s extremely stressful trying to do that, and even some of the best students can’t manage it all during Junior year, so just keep in mind that it won’t be the end of the world if you can’t always manage an A.</p>
<p>I know that, I’ve gotten B’s before. I got one B last year in my math class. I know colleges like to see a rising trend in grades, so I feel I need to get all A’s or maybe one B to make my transcript look really good.</p>
<p>Good thing all my teachers really like me. </p>
<p>Not to hijack the thread, but on a related note: When do you guys find the time to study for the SAT/ACT? I want to take it in the late fall/winter and want to start studying, but by the time I finish my homework I don’t want to do anything else academically related. :/</p>
<p>Wait, @CE527M - Are you a senior or a junior? I thought you were a senior. Anyways, I took the spring SATs, when classes were winding down and AP exams were already administered, so I studied while my AP World History class was watching Napoleon Dynamite and the Little Mermaid… lol. But I suppose you could just do 15-45 minutes of practice problems a day whenever you have a burst of motivation or whatnot. You could alternate between sections.</p>
<p>Good question. I would like to hear some tips for that too!</p>
<p>I’m a junior. Hence the “Virginia---->??? '19” location. </p>
<p>Thanks for the advice preamble.</p>
<p>Oh. I didn’t even notice that.</p>