i also want to have fun and get good grades. but im having difficulties in managing my time because i only want to have fun and thats effecting my grades, so i really wanna manage my time and start getting high marks!
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Divide your time into blocks, much the way your day at school already is divided.  Have a block for homework, a block for dinner, a block for TV, etc.  It is up to you to stay on schedule.  There will be times when you will not have the time to use the TV block because you have too much work to do.  Likewise, there will be times when you have less homework and can use some of that time to play.  They key is to stay on schedule, everyday, even if you got off schedule the day before.  Good luck!
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-Study hard\n-Make new friends\n-Hang out, but not too late\n-Do your homework\n-Make good grades\n-Have fun!
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It happens to a lot of us, remember that, you are not alone.  I was always a very good student until high school but I always relied on my memory which is very good but that's not a very good study habit, i would read my notes threee hours before bed get an A the next day and erase all that knowledge from my mind as I walked out the classroom,  that will not work in college, so my grades went downhill, reached rock bottom and started to dig now I found out that science is not my strong point but I can easily score A's in humanities and general ed classes, so I know now what to focus more on
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that does happen to me. I hate that it does, but it does! I want to get to a place where I am totally happy all by myself...but I have yet to reach that point. I had a bf break up with me right before finals last spring, and it just screwed up all my studying and final projects because I was so miserable!\nI tend to try to distract myself in situations like that, and studying isnt a good way for me. perhaps you are the same?
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While it would be ideal to have high grades throughout high school, the next best thing would be to start "lower" and then show continued, (dramatic, if necessary) improvement from then on. Everyone knows that sometimes it's hard for people to make the adjustment from middle school to high school, and that it shows up in the grades.  Overall, though, you need to take the hardest courses you can manage, study/work hard, show a real interest in your work vis-a-vis your professors...and join some clubs and do some volunteer work!  It doesn't have to be 5 clubs...but a couple that you commit to for the duration and eventually show some leadership in.\n\nBe sure to ask your teachers for help if you need it!\n\nGOOD LUCK!!!!
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i know how you feel-speaking from a newly highschooler.  Just hang in there, you only got a few days left before summer, then you'll have a new teacher next year.  So put a smile on and count the days till your last day of english and history.  it will be hard but the last day will be awesome!  =]
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I actually have a big problem when it comes to school myself. Im actually very intelligent, (sorry for flaunting it hehe)  but I have a problem with work ethic. As a result, my grades are suffering and Im underachieving tremendously. I gathered from this rather qucikly that school is what you make it...and getting good grades seriously enhances the overall experience.\n\nSo I would say grow a pair and study/do homework..believe me, life is alot easier when you get good grades
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same problem i had.  What i did was make it more fun like have people test me, of course i'll try harder and be motivated so they wouldn't think i was dumb lol.   Drink coffee and daydream aboout how great your future will be if you make good grades thats a good motivator good luck
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I've noticed that also. People at the top of their class get rewarded for their grades, or for being teachers' favorites. Some people try very hard, yet no one ever recgonizes it. I know (from experience) that people don't need to try very hard to be the top of their class, or even grade, but some people I know work extremely hard to get the 85% on the test, but some people who study for a few minutes get the 95% and get congratulated.\n\nEffort needs to be rewarded too.
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Focus on keeping YOUR grades up & stay friends - if it's meant to be it will happen and there's plenty of time for dating AFTER you make these your priorities.
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i am considering that too but it's alot of work. so, i don't know. you need high grades also. there is alot of competitions. \nand ofcourse there are many people who fail...
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You want to take as many honors or advance placement (AP) classes as possible and earn the highest grade on all of them (A's or A+'s).  Also do not take only "easy" classes (like cooking, driver's education, basket weaving, etc.).  Be sure to score well on the placement exams (SAT, etc.).\n\nBesides good classes and high grades, you want to have many extra curricular activities, such as being on the student body, officer in the science club, volunteer at the hospital, etc.  Also try to win awards in things like debate, decathlon, etc.  Being in the school sport team helps too.  I know it sounds like a lot but the point is being a very well rounded person, instead of being a "nerd".\n\nGood luck!
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I am out of school long time ago. Glad to know that you are doing good in school. Doesn't it feel good? You are working hard -- that's why. Keep it up.
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dont stress over it or you will stop the great thing u r doing for yourself try to make a game out of it good luck and keep it up
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It is hard to motivate yourself. A good motivation is if you can convince your parent's to pay you for good grades. I read about that somewhere. When you are in school you are commiting more time and effort to it than many people put into their jobs. You need some kind of motivation to do well. Adults do not work for nothing and neither should people in school.
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Hi there,\nThe key to getting good grades is not just working hard; you also have to know how to study and what to study. Everyone has their own way of studying, what works for one person may not work for another. For example I have to study the last couple days before the exam otherwise I won't get the results that I want. Now if you tell anyone this, they will tell you that I'm wrong, but I'm not! I listen and concentrate on what my instructors say in the class but I don't really study during the semester unless it is the night before the exam and IT WORKS FOR ME. One of my classmates however, studies every single night and that works for her. You have to find your own style. u have to study alot, try to really pay attention in class, rightnow im in my freshman year and yeah its pretty tough! so try to study more and go to the tutoring lessons. The other thing is that you have to know what to study. Listen carefully to your teachers during the class. They usually put greater emphasis on the stuff that are going to be on the test. Make sure you take a note of them and know them very well for the test. Setting a high goal is good but if u cant hit it but a grade lower is oso v good. Cos' at least u have tried, dont overworked urself, do u know some people cant even dare to set a goal? This tell, u are already the winner. \n\n=D Good luck! \n\nI hope this helps
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have fun,\ndo what i want to do and need to do and should do \n\nhave no regrets