"How to Succeed in High School"

[friendship_kathy_24]

Attitude:
1 - Know that you are going to college. Once you take that as a given you should begin to ask yourself how you can achieve this goal.
2 - Make school your #1 priority (aside from religion). Don't sacrifice school for anything. Life is full of distractions, some greater
than others (single mom, abusive parents, death in the family, etc) but try your utmost to keep your eye on your goal to do well.
3 I believe in setting high standards for myself. B's or better. Don't let yourself feel content with just C's or "passing".
4 - Challenge yourself. If your school offers AP/Honors classes take as many as you can handle. Do this for three reasons. First of all,
AP/honors classes will help you get into college and they will help you place out of classes when you do get into college. Second, they
tend to have smarter and more dedicated students and teachers. Dedicated teachers will be more willing to help you if you have problems,
and dedicated students make great study partners and influences. Third, as cliché as this sounds they help you expand your mind. I cannot
tell you how much more engaging the AP's are then the on-level or remedial classes.
5 - Don't blame others. It is your job to earn a good grade in each class. Even if the teacher is mean, unfair, or stupid, ultimately it is
your responsibility to succeed. Just try telling a college interviewer that the reason you got a D in Chemistry is because
Ms. Moore didn't like you.
6 - When it comes to work ethic, err on the side of "nerdiness". I realize that being openly dedicated to anything in high school
is kind of tough. Work hard, even if others view that as geeky. I'm not saying buy the thickest pair of classes and the
most unattractive set of suspenders, but don't be afraid to decline social events in order to complete assignments.
7 - Ask questions in class. If the teacher asks a question to the class, raise your hand and give your best answer. It's not a matter of whether
you get it right or wrong it's showing the teacher that you are engaged and interested in the material. When the teacher says
"Thanks [your name], but lets let someone else have a chance to answer" then you know that you have reached your daily quota
for class participation. It may get some jackasses in the class to snicker at you but getting on your teacher's good side helps
you get extensions on due dates, "benefit of the doubt" grades, curves, etc., plus you learn more.
8 - Sit in the front of the class if you can. It makes a big difference.
9 - After each class, make it a point to ask the teacher one question not covered in the course material. Don't ask him/her a silly question but
try to take the material a step further. Ex: (in physics) Prof. Smith, I have a question...what's the principle behind
superconductors? Or what happens when anti-matter enters a black hole? Again, this is not only fun to ask but it also shows
the teacher that you are interested.
Homework:
1 - Don't cut corners on homework. If there are 10 math problems assigned do them all, not just 8 _.
2 - Prioritize. I envision work load like game Tetris. Blocks (homework assignments) keep dropping down and it is up to me to organize
them into an efficient sequence that won't cause a pile-up. If you have a paper due in 2 weeks, and a math problem-set
due tomorrow, don't spend time on the paper until the math problem-set is complete.
3 - Things don't go away. If you don't understand something in the homework, talk to a teacher during lunch/after class (or email him/her).
Don't bury your head in the sand. That sort of attitude will kill you on tests.
4 - Don't cheat. There are too many reasons why cheating is bad to list. I'll just say that once you start cheating, you put yourself at risk
for expulsion and rob yourself of the ability to say you "earned" your high school diploma.
*Last year (college) in my literature class, I took a quiz on a book that I hadn't gotten around to. Naturally, I couldn't answer
any of the questions, but instead of cheating I left the sheet blank and wrote on the back to my teacher that I hadn't read the
book and that I would not let this happen again. As it turns out, while I was being honest and writing my note, another classmate
who also hadn't read the book was flipping through his book looking for answers, i.e. cheating. Apparently the teacher found out
about the cheating, and that night my teacher emailed me and said that because I had been honest she'd give me two days to read
the book and write a make-up essay for full credit! Oh, and the guy who cheated got a zero and had to stand up in front of the
class and apologize (a light punishment as he could have easily been expelled from the college)*. So yeah, cheating is very destructive.
5 - I was never very organized in any area of my life. I found that colored folders (trapper or standard) worked really well for keeping all my
stuff from each class separate.
6 - Minimize distractions. Find a quiet place to work, far away from siblings, TVs, or video games. If you are going to listen to music,
listen to classical music, or songs that have no lyrics and are not too fast paced.
7 - Take a short break every hour or so.
Tests:
1 - Do not take them lightly. It seems self-evident but I've found myself on numerous occasions telling myself that I knew the
material a week before the test, only to find out on test day that I should have reviewed the material. It doesn't hurt
to review all the material before the test, even if you've been paying attention in class and doing well on the homework.
2 - Get as much information about a test from your teacher that you can. I'm not saying interrogate him/her but find out the format.
Is it multiple-choice or fill in the blank? Will there be an essay? What are the chapters/sections you need to study?
3 - Pace yourself! I still have trouble following this rule. When taking a hard test I often find myself with only five minutes left and
two more pages to go. It's not so much that I work/think slowly but its hard for me to skip a question, especially if I
believe I'm on the verge of solving it. While this sort of determination is useful when doing homework or problem solving
in life, it has no place on a timed test. My only advice is to not get bogged down. You can always come back to the problem
if you have time, and if you don't have time then be thankful that you didn't waste any more time on that one problem.
4 - Avoid cramming. When studying the night before a test, avoid cramming new information into your brain.
I find that using the night before a test to review material that I've already been studying is helpful.
5 - According to my psychology class, the best things that you can do for yourself before a test is
A) get a good night sleep (increases memory storage efficiency), and
B) eat breakfast (increases the glucose levels to the brain).
"Do-Nots":
1 - Do not get into physical fights. As tempting as it sometimes is, it's the fasted way to get suspended or expelled.
2 - Do not drink/do drugs. You've heard this a million times already but its true...drugs are bad. I'll spare you the health risks but listen
to my logic. It takes time/money to score drugs from a dealer/friend. This time could be used for something productive. Once
you are high/drunk you are completely useless for several hours. This time could be used for something productive. Afterwards
when you over sleep your alarm clock or go to school with a bad hangover you waste even more time. This time could be used for
something productive. Most people can't balance drugs/drinking and school work. Those that can are just naturally gifted, and
selling themselves short. Eventually their natural smarts will run out and they'll have to choose between succeeding and partying.
3 - Do not skip school. This is not limited to sneaking out with friends. Faking sick or "accidentally" missing the bus are also forms of
skipping. If you can go to school do it! I cannot stress this enough. The satisfaction of sleeping in late DOES NOT outweigh the
hours of work you'll have to do to catch up. It took me 3 years of highschool to learn that lesion. Last semester in college I
missed a total of 3 classes, and I was still struggling to make up the work. In high school I would miss roughly one to two weeks
of class per semester due to "sickness" aka tiredness aka laziness, and my grades suffered as a result.
4 - Do not O.D. on video games. Every once and a while I get a question asking about video game addiction and I usually recount my own
experience with it. Back in 11th grade (1st semester) I was addicted, yes addicted, to Diablo II. I would spend anywhere from
5-7 hours a day on that game, collecting imaginary items, chatting with other Diablo II "friends" (strangers), trading imaginary
gear for imaginary money. Sad sad sad. After I got a "D" in pre-calc and an "E" in honor's physics I decided to do something about it.
One night after wasting the entire day gaming, I grabbed my Diablo II CD, picked up a hammer, walked outside and smashed the thing
on the ground. My grades shot up after that. Video games are fine if you are able to control yourself but if you find hours of time
disappearing from your day delete your characters and smash the CD.
5 - Be wary of high school relationships. Having a GF or BF is fine but don't leave yourself in a position where if you get dumped you'll go
into a deep depression.It just doesn't make sense.
6 - Do not ignore depression. If you're feeling constantly down, your productivity (socially and academically) falls like a brick. Don't be
afraid to talk to a guidance counselor or get help.
7 - Do not let homework build up and do not leave the school building without understanding EVERYTHING your teachers covered that
day. If you are confused with some of the lecture material then go in during lunch/after school/after class and get it straightened
out. If she/he covered it, it's going to be on the test.
Bumps in the Road:
("I just failed a test or got a bad grade on my transcript.")
1 - TALK TO YOUR TEACHERS!!! Make a plan for getting back on track
2 - Learn from your mistakes so that they make you a stronger person. Ex: freshman year at college I failed my second math exam.
I realized that I hadn't been diverting enough time/energy to that class. I redoubled my efforts, talked with the teacher,
went to study sessions, and for the Final I made a 106% on the test, pulling me up to a B.
3 - Don't beat yourself up over it but at the same time feel disappointed enough to want to fix the situation. Ex: "I got a C, I will do better"
....and then do better.
4 - Doors open and close in high school. I'd be lying if I said that "it's never too late to do anything", if you have straight Cs in high school
you're not getting into Harvard or MIT. At the same time it is never too late to succeed in life. Even if you flunk out of school, you can
still get your GED, go to a community college, etc. but only if you have the proper motivation. What I'm trying to say is never tell
yourself that you are beyond redemption.
5 - Make a plan. Write down on paper what you need to do and when things are due. This helps a lot.
6 - Be willing to make sacrifices. If you've dug yourself into a hole then be willing to dig yourself out. It could be as painless as having to
miss an episode of "24"or as serious as having to study 5 hours a day for several weeks to get caught up. Some holes are deeper
than others but ultimately with enough dedication any problem can be fixed.
Social
1 - Choose smart friends. Amazing how friends of potheads smoke pot, friends of athletes tend to play sports,
and friends of good students tend to do well in school. Peer pressure is tough to ignore so use it to help you become a
more successful person.
2 - Don't be afraid to have fun with your friends. See a movie with them, go out to eat, bowling, basketball etc.
3 - High school sports are fun but they are really time-consuming. If you're going to play, enter sports with an "academics first" attitude.
4 - Colleges love students with plenty of extracurricular activities. From what I've gathered,
they focus on two things in extracurricular activities;
a) leadership within that club; and
b) long term commitment (i.e. several years within that club). Use clubs to meet new people, strengthen
your resume, and have fun. Like always, don't bite off more than you can chew.
Remember that high school is important but it doesn't have to be a prison.
Teach yourself good habits and skills during this time that you can take with you to college.
Conclusion:
Take care of yourself physically as well as emotionally. At the risk of sounding like a cheesy motivational speaker, I'll say that I believe in constant self improvement. I do my utmost to strive towards progress in every facet of my life, and try to wake up each day stronger, smarter and wiser than I was the last. That being said, I'm not a machine and I think it's important to take vacations, give yourself rewards, have fun, and enjoy entertainment. Treat yourself when you accomplish something but do not regress. I see self-destructive "regression" in many of my classmates at my college (including my roommate). Last Friday, after completing series of tough exams and essays that both of us had spent hours preparing for, we were both mentally exhausted and sleep deprived. He and I both worked very hard that week, however, after surviving all this, we celebrated in very different ways. I worked out in the gym to relieve stress, and used the weekend to hang out with friends and prepare for other classes. Conversely, as soon as his last test was complete he immediately chose to get drunk and stoned. He spent that entire weekend completely intoxicated, having sex with strangers at parties. The need to counteract forward motion with backward motion means that in the long run you'll never really get anywhere. Learn from the past, live in the present, and plan for the future.

[lemuel]

ai sus ano to

[YeoJRocKZ_12]

HABA NUN AH..HEHE..BUTI NLANG NAG-SUCCEED AKO..KASO IBA PANINIWALA KO EH.."KAIBIGANIN MO UNG MATALINO,TABIHAN MO CIA SA EXAM"100% MAG-SSUCCEED KA"..NYAHAHA..

[friendship_kathy_24]

okay paniniwala mo yan. kanya-kanya nga namang opinyon yan pero di lahat ng tao na gumagawa ng cnasabi mo nag-sa-succeed

[d4rkhunt3r05]

Guys paNU gawin ung name mo ung backgroud???????

[gwapings213]

Originally Posted by d4rkhunt3r05

Guys paNU gawin ung name mo ung backgroud???????

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[euniceASTEG]

ahh... gn2 kc gnawa q nung HS aq.. ngtagumpay nmn aq...

1styr = aba... magaral ng mabuti

2nd yr= humakot ng prends..at magaral p dn ng mabuti para maging OKAY sa mga teachers

3rd yr= magADIK sa ragnarok.. at magcutting ng magcutting.. wag n pumasok.. pasok mga 2-3 tyms a week.. tpos konchabahn mo mga clasm8s mo na wag sbhn n nde k pumapsok...at pag pumapasok ka nmn.. ichikka mo ang mga teachers mo na hanganghanga sau for ur past 2yrs na sobrang husay mo sa school works.. at pag meju nlalaman n ng mga magulang mo n nde ka na pumapsok.. aba iblackmale?(tma ba?) mo n mga FRENDS MO..ung mga nahakot mo!.. yan.. complicated un 3rd yr.. kc dyan ka magadek sa bagay na gs2 mo.. at mkakalusot ka nmn dhl dun sa mga gnwa mo sa 1st and 2nd yr..

AYAN NA..

4th yr ka na
- pwes.. MAG ARAL KA NA ULIT.. hahah!!! honoroble mention ka pa dn!. at mejo sali ka sa mga contest.. ODBA??

yan ang gnwa ko.. may honor k na.. nkapgenjoy ka pa.. wahhahah!

[kathy14]

ang lupet naman

[euniceASTEG]

Originally Posted by kathy14

ang lupet naman

22o yn.. wlang stir... pumasa aq honorable mention pa .. kht ngwa q lht ng gs2 q nung 3rdyr.. Sa Skul llng nmen yn.. wahehhe

[firewall]

yup, dont want to tell your friends that mommy breast fed you at her math class