<p>I know this is a redundant post, but it will be helpful for me to know how to be successful in high school from all the over acheivers on here. Second semester starts the day after tommorow for me and I want to start fresh. So can you guys post your suggestions on some of the most KEY aspects to your ACADEMIC success in HS. For example, reviewing notes before class etc...</p>
<p>Don't try too hard.
Do your homework at school.
Pay attention during class, at least kind of, and you won't have to "study" [which, btw, is just a really ridiculous word that people use to mean "I need to learn this stuff for the first time, because I didn't bother earlier"] at all.
Please please please don't study for the SAT.</p>
<p>^ that's what i do but i studied for the SAT, going to private tutoring for Kaplan. Math isn't my strongest subject</p>
<p>^Oh noz! But, but, the math on the SAT isn't, like, real math or anything. It's just basic stuff.</p>
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<li>Do not sleep in class</li>
<li>do all of your work and on time</li>
<li>get help asap when your confused</li>
<li>look over notes when you have absolutely nothing better to do</li>
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<p>thats about it really. As long as you pay attention, try and do your work you should do great</p>
<p>My guide to a successful high school career:</p>
<p>-Try and exert 55% of your potiential
-Do your homework
-If you listen during lectures, you dont have to study
-Take courses that actually help you
-Study and try on the SATs as if your life depended on it (Well...your life does depend on it...)</p>
<p>My biggest tip is don't try too hard. You don't want to be burnt out by the time college comes around.</p>
<p>@ inveniamviam: i took the practice SAT, my scores werent that good for an ivy.. what college you going to? GA Tech or GA State</p>
<p>^Lol, neither - I was just specifying my current state of residence ;]
Dunno where though yet, I've been accepted to everything I applied early to - UGA honors, Mercer, Ox @ Emory, Emory
edit - and I'm waiting to hear from HYPS, Georgetown, Vandy.</p>
<p>^ nicie.. where in GA u from?</p>
<p>Gwinnett :{</p>
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<li>Don't sleep in class and take notes if the teacher lectures.</li>
<li>Read the book. Preferably ahead of time in case of pop quiz, but review the day before the test/quiz or even on the day if you need to. </li>
<li>Do all of your homework and projects and turn them in on time even if it means that you're sleepy.</li>
<li>Learn to prioritize. If you have an assignment due the next day, but you really, really want to try out that new video game you bought, do your homework first!</li>
<li>Don't be afraid to ask questions in class.</li>
<li>Be organized.</li>
<li>Manage your time well. Think ahead and schedule when you have what assignments due and what activities you have. Give yourself enough time to finish the homework and projects in between your extracurriculars.</li>
<li>Don't cheat. I know this is like a boner shrinker when it comes to having friends, but your real friends will understand. I know people who have gotten caught and basically are screwed for applying to college and IB program (senior couldn't get diploma... got kicked out of IB and NHS). It's not worth it, seriously.</li>
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<p>Good luck! (:</p>
<p>Stay off CC.
No seriously. It is the worst sort of procrastination and never allows you to finish homework.
Good luck.</p>
<p>^ If you're here, you're no exception.</p>
<p>Okay, I'll bite.</p>
<p>Biggest advice: If you *have *to pull an all-nighter, do it on a Saturday. Not on a Sunday, because you'll hate yourself the next day when you have to go to school, write an essay, take two tests, and then stay after school for clubs and sports. And then, to top it off, you might get a nosebleed out of it as well. (Personal experience.)</p>
<p>Time management: I find that it helps to know that, no matter what deadline you have, you're going to spend the same amount of time on whatever work you have to do regardless of when it's due. Just get it done. For me, it's not a question of "if", it's a question of "when" and "how much sleep am I going to lose?" If you think that way, you'll get stuff done and turned in.</p>
<p>And, actually, right now I'm pulling that Saturday all-nighter. :)</p>
<p>Just do your work</p>
<p>I have to admit, I do pretty much always get B's in math. But I'm a few years ahead of the normal track.</p>
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<li><p>Prioritize. Figure out which classes for which you can do almost nothing and which classes in which you'll have to work. You can usually do this in the first week of class. Then, you won't have to waste time on hat French homework that your teacher doesn't really grade and which, if necessary, can be done in the first 5 minutes of class without any problems.</p></li>
<li><p>Pay attention in most of your classes. Ex: I listen to my Human Geography teacher and I never read the book. I get straight A's in there. My sister did the same and got a 5 on the (admittedly easy) AP exam. There are two main reason's to do this: 1) Most people, teachers included, are a little bit narcissistic. Teachers want to know that you've been listening to them, so they'll put more of the stuff that happened in class on the tests. 2) if you have good teachers, they'll explain all the stuff in the book in a far more simple way. Reading the book, in most classes, is really pointless. In classes like, say, Art History though, it can be important for becoming acquainted with even more images. And if paying attention means taking notes, then do so. I take copious notes in the 3 classes I consider important.</p></li>
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<p>That's basically it. Time manage too. Do homework in classes where the teacher won't care. Try not to ruin your sleep schedule.
As far as the SAT/ACT goes, from my experience the best preparation you can have for a test is to be introduced to it early in your life. I took the SAT first when I was 11 or 12, and that's when I studied for it. So now, I do much better on the SAT than the ACT. Those SAT prep classes are a huge rip off. For the critical reading and writing, simply read, and if possible, study Latin for three years. I cannot tell you how many Latin derivatives are on the SAT, or how many SAT words I've previously encountered in the Wall Street Journal, or in Nabokov or Tolstoy. For the math, practice maybe 15 SAT math questions the day before the test. The math is really easy, it's just that they write the problems in a weird way. And always, always walk into the test room knowing that you will ace whatever's coming for you. I know I do.</p>
<p>Um:</p>
<p>Pay attention in class
Do homework
Join some clubs or sports if you'd like
Don't procrastinate</p>
<p>Thank's for the great advice everyone! Keep the suggestions coming </p>
<p>P.S. Just another short question, if my house provides too many distractions for me ex. ineffective work space, tv, computer and I know that in the long run I will have the tendency to procastinate, do you think that studying at the public library everyday would be an effective solution? I know this is a random question but I may be seriously considering it depsite the 30 min commute. Do any of you do this also?</p>
<p>Complete homework.
Do sports/clubs you will enjoy doing and will be good at.
Be dedicated.
Be motivated.
Pay attention.
Actually learn the material.
Focus more on the classes you are getting lower grades on.</p>