<p>Anyone who supposedely has a 4.0 have any tips for making all As in your classes? </p>
<p>A big thing for a lot of teachers in my school seems to be participation. I am not very extroverted/outgoing so I'm looking for other ways to be noticed by my teachers.</p>
<p>Start sucking up from day one is my plan for next year.</p>
<p>I’ve received no less than 2 higher final grades in classes because of my good personal relationship with the teacher, and I received some ridiculously low final grades (compared to what it should have been) from teachers I couldn’t stand. Therefore, from my experience, you should always try to connect with your teachers, as they’re ultimately responsible for how well you do in the class.</p>
<p>Ace tests. That’s pretty much guarantee A- at the minimum for me except foreign language/english (and perhaps history). For the humanities, it’s ace tests + do some hw. </p>
<p>That should do it, because I never ever participated this year in my french class (1st year) and had a 60% average in hw and 105% average in tests/quizzes and a bunch of mini projects and I ended up getting a 93.</p>
<p>Summary:
-Ace tests.</p>
<p>EDIT: seriously if you can’t ace tests all the hw/projects/participation/even sucking up for grade inflation WILL NOT get past you a B- (at least in my school and most of the traditional school grading systems I’m familiar with).</p>
<p>I say talk to your teacher. Just tell them, like on the first day, that you are on the shy side, but you will try and participate. That way, they will understand your situation and call on you more than others in place of you just raising your hand , calling out, or whatever. I think if this is that big of a problem, just talk; most teachers will understand and appreciate your boldness and maturity.</p>
<p>Well, having a 4.0(pride is a horrible thing :(), I say to ace the tests, as said before. They are your ticket to an A. The homework is not as importent, but still needs to be done because it leads to good test grades. Also, I know this sound cliche, but study. Not only will it get you good grades, but it will prep you for college, which is all about studing to pass the tests.</p>
<p>Sit in the front of class. Let everyone know that you are the teacher’s *****.</p>
<p>Invoyable, you’ll find that every teacher grades differently. I’ve been in classes where tests count for as much as 90% of the grade, and I’ve been in classes where tests count for as little as 25% of the grade. Just doing well on tests helped me a ton in some instances and not at all in others. It’s nice when tests count for a lot, though; I slept through statistics and finished with an A+, and my teacher didn’t care.</p>
<p>I’d have to say know the grading system, I.E. Are tests worth 90% of your grade or only 25%, and then put effort into the most focused area first then the second largest second, and so on.</p>
<p>Getting to know your teachers is really good too. It helps them connect with you and if you mess up on something or do something stupid in the class you have a better chance of not letting in effect you as badly. </p>
<p>Tests are important though. Ace them. Just like everyone else has said.</p>
<p>It’s my observation that you don’t have to be a genius (or even very smart) to get straight As or close to it. You just have to have some very good work habits:</p>
<p>1) Plan ahead: Do not try to get away with last minute night cramming. It will happen occasionally anyway, but if you plan, it won’t happen often.
2) Get organized: Its amazing how many kids get bad grades just because they didn’t turn something in on time, forget when the test would be, etc…
3) Find a ‘study partner’ in every class-preferably someone for whom the subject is an easy on-but even an ‘on level’ partner can help you through concepts that you find difficult. You’ll have someone to call and ask questions of. And teaching someone else is a great way to reinforce what you know.
4) GO SEE THE TEACHER-this is NOT sucking up (although it can be if you use it that way). If you get help the day you need it, you won’t get lost or behind. Too many people are afraid of looking dumb (which really IS dumb). And a side benefit is that a teacher gets to know you and knows that you care about the material. And yes, they will give you the benefit of the doubt if they can see that you are making the effort.</p>
<p>DO THE HOMEWORK.</p>
<p>Every teacher does indeed grade differently, but there was only one class in my entire 4 years of high school where I never did the homework and still walked away with an A (Econ).</p>
<p>I agree with connecting with your teachers. I was good friends with all of my teachers, and it helps you especially when you’re right on the border. For instance, I helped a teacher out by working in his room for Open House while he was playing in an alumni volleyball game, and at the end of the semester when I was at an 89.8%, I mysteriously went up to a 90.0%. :)</p>
<p>Sucking up to the teacher REALLY helps. But you don’t have to think of it that way. Just talk to the teacher a lot. I’ve even scheduled appointments to talk with teachers after school about certain things. When a teacher knows you personally, they are more likely to see when you’re having a bad day. This may sound slightly inappropriate, but I have a few teachers as friends on Facebook. I’ve already used it to ask for recommendations.</p>
<p>I’ve even gotten grades changed just by doing this. In Algebra II, I had a really awful feeling about my exam. I just wasn’t coming up with the right answers, and I knew it. So the next day, I went in to talk to the teacher, and I said simply “I don’t think I did very well on my exam.” Then he pulled it out and showed it to me, and I had an 84 (my lowest exam grade ever). I only messed up on three questions, all of which included trig. So he offered to let me work on the exam for another fifteen minutes. When I sat down at the desk, I realized almost immediately that my calculator was in radians, not degrees. I fixed my errors, and got a 100% on the exam. That was only possible because I was chummy with the teacher.</p>
<p>Other good advice on here that I’ve seen is acing tests. Just improving your grade from, say, a 90 to a 98 can really, REALLY bring up your grade. But don’t skimp on homework and projects, either. You MUST complete everything to remain in good standing with the teacher. Make an effort, and you will be rewarded.</p>
<p>Contrary to popular belief, all this doesn’t take a lot of extra time. It’s as simple as paying attention in class, reviewing notes a few times before a test, writing down assignments and other tasks as you receive them, and asking for help rather than guessing about solutions. Getting a 4.0 is not hard when you use your brain. Common sense is probably the most important quality for achieving success.</p>
<p>Ace all the tests/quizzes and do the homework.</p>
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<p>I guess you never read this:
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<p>Either way, yes, thanks for acknowledging the obvious point. I applaud you. </p>
<p>I rather disagree with the hw notion, maybe it depends, but remember not to overstress it. Tests > Hw usually, if not always. And plus hw is so boring…</p>
<p>lol, a freshman trying to talk down to me. Cute.</p>
<p>Pay attention.</p>
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<p>Oh, please.</p>
<p>You’re older by 3 years at the most, don’t act like you’re all high and mighty. You just make yourself seem like a jackass.</p>
<p>I digress.</p>
<p>HW is boring, yes, but you’d be surprised how much it can help your retention.</p>
<p>Also…the best way to retain information is to teach someone else. If you have a little bro or sis, great. If not, join a tutoring program with kids either your age or a year or two younger and teach them what you’re learning. You’d be AMAZED how much it helps you understand it (we actually had to teach a whole class in my Philosophy class one day, and it helped us really a lot).</p>
<p>“You’re older by 3 years at the most, don’t act like you’re all high and mighty. You just make yourself seem like a jackass.”</p>
<p>Right, because I’m the jackass who started with the attitude, after all. If there wasn’t a profanity filter my response to Invoyable would have been a bit more to-the-point.</p>
<p>Thank you to everyone who has offered advice instead of spamming their immature arguments. I appreciate the tips!</p>
<p>lol its funny how most of you don’t put homework as priority. in my school, regular classes, homework counts for 50% of class grades, tests count for 40%, and participation counts 20% (roughly)</p>
<p>in my school, for AP classes, homework is hardly given, but if it is, it doesn’t count much. HOWEVER, doing your homework shows responsibility, which in turn puts a good impression on you from the teacher.</p>
<p>a person who gets B’s but does all of his/her homework looks better in the eyes of a teacher than a student who aces tests but doesn’t do the homeworks. why? because the student who does his/her homework shows more responsibility and lets the teacher know that he/she takes the class seriously, whereas the student who aces tests thinks that he/she will get an A just through getting A’s on tests.</p>
<p>grading is VERY subjective, so do all your work and interact with your teacher through class participation, and even after class (brownie points, lol)</p>
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I knew this would come up sooner or later. It may depend on the teacher and the quality of hw. Some teachers I know think that if you get F’s on tests, you don’t show any effort to study or pay attention, and just bomb it with ridiculous answers; that shows more carelessness and laziness than hw sometimes, because hw usually does not take forever and it’s a review assignment. Of course, you could be right…</p>
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I’d say that it is in English/History and the like, as I have pointed out. In terms of math/science, at least for me and most I know, there isn’t any room for subjectiveness. If you get the answer correct, there is no way that the teacher can mark it wrong. Teachers have also been known to artificially lowering grades, which is disputable when presented with objective grading data and is forced to correct. </p>
<p>My bad for seemingly putting as if hw is worth nothing. That wasn’t my intention.</p>