So, umm yeaa How do I get good grades?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey its a good thing that I found this site..</p>

<p>Im a junior in HS, and I am in Honors/AP with a regents English class. Ive been taking Honors classes as long as I can remember since my frosh year. But I never really cared. Since my freshmen year till about Chrismtas of my junior year, I didn't care. I didn't do homework, mostly procastrinated, and prefered to just play computer games or go running. I usually got B+s, A-s, and a few Cs. Im looking to buckle down and try to get 1 report card with ALL As. </p>

<p>This is my current course load:</p>

<p>AP B Physics
Honors Pre Calc
College Spanish
Honors US. Hist.
Honors C++ (COMPLETE BS class, we do NOTHING)
Psychology
English </p>

<p>Last year I had a consistent B+ avg. my my English teacher-student relationship wasn't very positive (she caught us playing BS bingo in her class). So she wouldnt let me into AP, while my friend with a B- got in. So yea im done being bitter about that.</p>

<p>Anyway since Christmas I decided to have All As third quarter and that I would pat attention to my teachers and take precise notes. Didn't happen. After coming to this site and reading a lot of threads, I realized that Im not 'that' type of learner. What my teachers say doesn't help at all. My physics teacher for example would rather spend class time deriving the formula for say Newton's Law of Gravitation then she would showing us the application. I found that teaching my self this when I got home was FAR better. The same rule applies to all my classes, I found that taking notes in class on the lecture my U.S. history teacher gives (staight 42 minutes of non stop talking about the Spanish American war) wont help at all. So I started reading after school when I got home and I saw a 10 point increase in my grade on his tests. (82 -> lower 90s). </p>

<p>Im wondering if you guys have any other tips? I REALLY want to make my last marking period of my junior year straight As. Ive never done this before. </p>

<p>I kinda feel I should concentrate on my SATs more which I am lookng to hit a 2150+ on, but it would feel really good to see all 90s for once instead of B+s..</p>

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<p>Work hard and study your butt off.</p>

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<p>I think that the most important part is to forget about teachers. They teach nothing. I use the same strategy as you, although instead of waiting till I get home, I teach myself and not pay attention while the teacher is "teaching". I'm actually a few chapters ahead of my Algebra 2 Honors (im a freshman) class and I'm doing better than most people on tests and such. Plus, usually in social studies and stuff, once you start reading, You kind of want to know what happen next, and your brain automatically registers what you're reading. For example, I'm usually thinking of lunch in my ss class, but for some reason, if you ask me a question from the chapter I'm reading, I know the answer. In classes like English, when you have to do grammar, just go ahead of the class and finish the workseets and such, then when they're going over it, you know what's happening. As for C++, almost all computer classes are like that. Actually, they're not that easy, but just seem like they are to people like you and me because we know a lot about computers already. So it's like teaching Algebra to a kid in Calc.</p>

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<p>Cheat.</p>

<p>(Lol Jk :))</p>

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<p>There's a book I think all college students should own. Its called "What Smart Students Know" by Adam Robinson, written by one of the founders of the test prep service Princeton Review. I have never seen a better explanation of the steps you need to follow to really <em>learn</em> the material, and if you've learned it well you will have little trouble with grades. If you get it now it will help you in HS and you'll have a leg up when you get to college.</p>

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<p>Cool I will look into that book, but I dont know how to get it without my parents laughing at me.. (haha you guys dont know my parents)</p>

<p>anything else</p>

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<p>some great parents you got there... must be so helpful in those times of need...</p>