I’m looking for school and study tips for the best possible grades…?

im in highschool, but in a scholarship program where im getting my associates while taking the normal highschool classes lol and ive learned a few things about studying… here are some tips i learned

dont go home from school right away, ive found that ive wanted to take off my shoes and get something to eat when i get home then its hard to get back into the school mode.

so after school i go to the library everyday.. even if its just for a second to write down what i need to do and figure out how much time i have to do that. but if i can i try to get some stuff done there, i just figure that way i wont have to do it later. and also that way, when i do go home, i dont loose grasp of reality and i know what i need to get done.

and when you are doing homework, start with the easiest, that way you dont have to go from just sitting there to concentrating really hard, you can gradually build up to it.

or if you are studying from notes you took in class, just revise what you wrote in class.. if theres something you dont get look it up the first time you revise. then do it again and shorten the notes even more and take a second and think about what you just wrote, if you cant explain it to yourself in yourhead then rewrite that part.

make sure to take little one minute breaks every half an hour.

also with every class when you learn about something new, write down what it is on a piece of paper (like “newton” or something, just one or two words). and keep it in the front of your folder for that class and at the end of that unit or right before a test look at that piece of paper and if theres something on that paper that you dont remember then you know what you need to review

here are my favorite links, i know you are looking for advice, not links. but they seriously help when youre researching or need help with a subject, and seriously i use these like every day pretty much, so at least just look at them

i like this one for geography and history

http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm

this one’s easy to work on and i can find what i need fast.

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/

math.

http://www.gomath.com/

history.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

and sat prep

http://education.yahoo.com/college/essentials/practice_tests/sat/;_ylt=Arc8Qiu1CuMQYv2Ka30pK87ak7MF

#1 rule is don’t procrastinate. Study a little bit each day. When yuour teacher assigns an assignment, do it right away.

#2 is to keep a planner and stay organized. Put everything that you need to do in your planner, especially any major assignments or tests that are coming up. Color code your notebooks and folders so that you can quickly grab the stuff that you need without having to search too hard. (Red for history, blue for math, etc.)

#3 Make time for fun stuff. Get involved in a club of some sort, and try to keep a balance between your studies and things that you enjoy doing for fun.

#4 Take notes and don’t be afraid to ask questions in class. Get together with other students to study for tests several days before any big tests and get plenty of rest the night before a big test. Don’t cram… it doesn’t work.

It really depends on what AP classes youre taking. The quanitative classes (math or science based) tend to be much more straight forward in what to study then qualitative (history or english). I took AP US history (stats, calc AB and spanish as well) and from what people in other schools have told me, alot of the qualitative classes are based upon the teacher. So it really is a toss up on how well you will do on the exam. It sucks but that tends to be the reality. Ask people in your school who took the AP exam before you and how was the teacher. The practice tests help but you really cant be fully prepared for them as the quanitative ones.

If you are taking AP classes, one is assuming that you are already a good student. One should not take AP classes simply because they are AP. I made that mistake on Spanish and it was apparant in my score, a 2. If you have a strong interest in the material, it makes the class and class work that much more enjoyable.

LOL your avatar is funny. anyways:

1.) Manage your time wisely

2.) Have at least a friend that is in the AP class (we had about 100 words to define each day for AP U.S. History and we divided the words up)

3.) Mornings are better to get things done (for me at least) because at night time goes by way too fast!

4.) Always take notes and write assignments in your agenda!

5.) Don’t panic if things seem hard at first, you will adapt!

These are the top 5 things that have helped me. Good luck

Believe in yourself.

If you’ve chosen to take more than 4 AP classes, it means that you’re already a competent and ambitious student. Learn to be efficient, and make a good first impression on your teachers (i.e. write stellar essays early in the year).

Think of AP classes as places to learn more, and to learn it faster; it is not a year-long study session. But from last year’s experience (I am a rising senior), workload from 5 AP’s did not seem like more than what my friends had from 2 AP’s.

You didn’t really tell us which AP subjects you were doing, so it is kind of hard to help you. For AP english, the biggest advice is that there is a ton of homework. Get started on it as soon as possible, or you will never finish it. I remember times when I would have to spend most of a weekend on the AP English class because I didn’t get started during the week. Also, remember that you will adapt to the timed writings and the multiple choice readings, even if you do not do so well at first. You’ll need to annotate the texts you read in teh text itself, but for longer texts, you will also want to take some notes on significant literary devices, themes, etc. on paper (with page references) so that you won’t be stuck trying to find something that you need in order to write a paper.

For AP History classes, try to get with a buddy–you can split some of the work of looking up terms. Make sure your buddy is a good student. Acutally read the entire chapters, and take some notes on significant themes. You will need to learn some about culture (as the AP board loves to make DBQ topics based off of culurual topics), not just historic events. Also, you will be taught how to do special essays, so don’t worry about them now.

With all timed essays, remember to make sure to plan your essays all the way through (as in your thesis and what examples you will use in what paragraphs) before you get started. Don’t spend so much time planning that you don’t have enough time to write (bullets with one-three words is fine). Don’t feel like you have to start writing immediately because the clock is ticking down. Also, save a few minutes (like 3) to reread your essays.

With AP Math courses, you’ll just need to pay attention in class and take good notes and do ALL of the homework problems. If you don’t understand something, get help from someone who understands the material or the teacher ASAP. Study your homework problems. If possible, try to get a solution guide to your textbook (really that only applies to calculus). You will have to devote time to learning how to format/write analysis of your answers in calculus and statistics. Otherwise, you will lose a lot of points.

For AP Science classes, you’ll need to take some notes on the reading assignments (particularly biology) so that you’ll have something to study come test time. Do all the problem sets in chemistry and physics, and make sure you can do them on the tests (although the problem sets won’t be all inclusive, as I found out the hard way). I also ended up getting screwed in chemistry because I didn’t feel like reading the text, except to figure out how to do example problems and homework problems. As a result, I missed a lot of conceptual questions on test, even if I could do the math. So actually read the text.

In all subjects, make sure you actually study earlier than the night before the test, unless the material is really easy.

I cannot really adivse you on foreign language APs.

Ask your teacher for extra credit assignments, find out what chapter you will be studding next week and read ahead, don’t do homework laying down, before a test drink orange juice and eat spaghetti get plenty of sleep, take notes in class, be organized, find out if you learn by visual, hearing or hands on. Go to school with a positive attitude, who cares about rumors and gossip just concentrate on your studies that is all that matters.

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