how can i get better grades in school?
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You have to get motivated and make time to do all of your homework (it helps, it really does), and you have to take the time to study.  Really, there's no other way to do it, and school is so important.  It's the ticket to your future.  You just have to put some effort into it because when you're an adult, it won't matter what you wore when you were in middle school or how popular you were or what video games you played or what movies you watched...\n\nWhen you honestly are trying your hardest and still don't understand, that's when a tutor is appropriate.  However, you can't expect to get a tutor to magically make you understand everything if you aren't willing to put in the effort yourself.
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Don't get so fixated on grades that you drive yourself crazy. Make sure your life has balance. Colleges like to see that you have a life and interests outside school.\n\nThe key to getting A's in high school is to make sure you do all your assignments and turn them in on time, in addition to studying hard for every test. If the teacher offers extra credit for something, do it even if you are already getting a good grade, just to buy yourself a little wiggle room in case you blow something later. And remember, even if you get a B (or worse) the world won't end and you will still be able to get in a good college.\n\nThe most important thing is that you continue to enjoy learning. Have fun and take advantage of all the experiences that high school has to offer.
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There are four ways to get better Grades in Science.  \n\n1.  Get interested in what you are studying.  If you find your material interesting, you'll want to learn it.  \n\n2.  Try to learn something practical about a process that you are studying in school.  Ask the question; "How will I use what I learn in the "real World"? A good example is water treatment.  One of the Chemical experiments you'll learn is about Brine (Salt) saturation of an aqueous solution.  In the real world, i.e. a beef processing plant, brine is used to keep oils from the edible rendering plant from sticking together and clogging the pipes.  Keeping the salt concentration in the water high enough is a good High School experiment that has great value in the "Real World".      \n\n3.  Understand what you are reading.  If you are supposed to memorize a classification system, understand why the system is in place.  Ask the question, "If I were putting this system together, how would I have done it?"\n  If you know more about a subject, when test time comes, you'll breeze through the questions.\n \n4.  To repeat other posters to this question, study, study and study.  You'll learn the material but you have to read it in order to understand it. \n\nBy the way, use the Internet and your local library to research your topics.  The World Wide Web is a tremendous source of information.  The fact that you are on this site demonstrates that you want to learn and that you are using the tools at your disposal to do so with. \n\nGood Luck.
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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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1. Talk to the school Student Aid office. \n2.  Be in the top of your graduation class. (better grades means better scholarships)\n3. Get recommendations from two of your professors.\n4  Apply for as many scholarships that you qualify for and get the paper work in on time.\n5. Appearance can make a difference, make sure paperwork is neat and your spelling and grammar is correct.\n\nLook into graduate research assistants (GRAs) and teaching assistant positions. (TAs) as well.
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In the words of my favorite poster\n\nSit Down\nShut Up\nPay Attention\nDo Your Work\n\nOther than that, school will always need effort.  If you want to pass exams effortlessly, you need to pay attention to the clues your teacher is sending you about what's going to be on the test.  Trust me, as a teacher, I always leave clues to what's on the exam.
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Don't miss class, whatever you do. Take notes DURING class, and look at them after class. Make study guides for yourself before each test. (This will help you to remember the material better than just reading it)\n\nAnd do every assignment. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher for help.
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the grades you get in school can make a difference in the rest of your life.\nit means being able to go to a better college, or scholarships, and the better the education, the more money you make for the rest of your life.\nif you wait until after school and talk to your teachers about what problems you are having most will be willing to help you understand the school work better, if your parents are pressuring you for better grades, maybe they will pay a tutor to help you.
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To get good marks and improve yourself in boards exam you need to be determined, levelheaded & instead of studying the whole day or not taking studies seriously you should give equal time to studues, entertaintment and rest.Always be calm and don't take studies as a burden, enjoy studying and try to learn more and more.Never keepany homework pending be equal in studies with your teacher so that you get sufficient time for revising your lessons.\nBEST OF LUCK!!
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There are three simple steps to doing well in school and tests:\n1.  Decide against doin other stuff. Example:  you have a choice between watchin a movie or studing.  STUDY!\n2.  Don't worry!  the bible says 'do not worry about tomorrow...tomorrow will worry about itself'\nand last but not least,\n3.  Try your best.  don't give it up for a lost cause!
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Pay attention in class!  This is the most important thing you can do.  Ask questions when you don't understand something.  Also, review your notes everyday.  (I mean everyday.)  If you find something you have a question on, make a note of it and ask about it. Study groups may help you.  If so, ask around class and see if anyone is interested in joining you. Getting a 4.0, for most people, takes a lot of dedication.  Good luck.
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Doing well in school is simply a matter of organization.  Intelligence also helps, but organization beats intelligence.\n\nHere are some tips:\n\nThe following will guarantee you no less than an A- on an essay exam:\n\nTake good notes in class.  And you read the textbook, take notes in outline form.  So you're only going to read the textbook material once, but the notes will reinforce what you read and give you material to use in studying for the exam.\n\nSeveral days before the test combine your lecture notes and textbook notes into a master outline.  A couple of days before the test, get one or two other people who want to get As on the exam.  Get together and grill each other on the master outline until you have it memorized.  Be relentless:  "what are the three ways Plato says we can be mistaken?  What are the five principles of operant conditioning?"  And so on.  Look at it this way:  you're in a play, and the outline is your script.  The test is your performance. So memorize the script.  You wouldn't go on stage without knowing your lines, and you shouldn't take an exam without knowing all the material.\n\nSo when you walk into the test, the question is not whether you know everything, because you already know everything.  \n\nNow, when you take the essay exam, have a piece of blank paper.  Before you write your answer, write a brief outline of your answer on the blank paper.  When you're satisfied with the outline, write your answer, looking at the outline.  That way you end up with an answer that is complete and flows logically.\n\nAlso, prepare what I call the "flagship" question.  With most essay exams you have a good idea of at least one question that will show up.  Put some extra effort into that question.  Quote St. Thomas in Latin.  Memorize a few names and dates.  With the flagship question the idea is that you're going to blow your teacher away.  You're going to show the teacher that you don't just know the stuff, you've MASTERED it.\n\nWhen it comes to papers, make sure that you do your work up front.  As soon as you find out that you have to do a paper -- THAT VERY DAY -- go to the library and look at the books that are available on that topic.  Don't read anything; just see what is available.  Then the next day start your research.  Again, don't spend a lot of time, but become familiar with the material. When you have a topic, start on the paper.  The key to a good paper is to start early enough so that time is on your side.  \n\nNow, a lot of the other students will start a paper a week before it is due.  But not you.  Your paper will already be finished then, because you've done your work up front.  By starting early you will make sure that you have enough time to do a quality paper, with perfect grammar and spelling.\n\nUsing these techniques I graduated with highest honors from an expensive liberal arts university, 3.97 GPA.  \n\nIf all of this sounds like a lot of work, it is. But that's because doing well in school takes a lot of work.  BUT -- you're actually going to spend less time than others, because your study time will be so much more efficient.  You're not going to have any last-minute crises.  You're not going to be stressed.  Believe me, it's a great feeling to walk into school the first day of class and KNOW that you're going to get an A in all of your classes.\n\nSince you're going to spend your study time efficiently, and you're not going to be stressed, you can actually enjoy activities outside of class.\n\nSo try it out.  Amaze yourself, impress your friends, make your teachers happy, and show your parents that they have given birth to a scholar.
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Ask a teacher for help, or ask a guidance counselor at your school. There may be free tutors available to you, which can help you boost your grades.\n\nAlso, it would help if you believed in yourself. You aren't retarded, you're just having difficulties. Things will get better, just try your best to apply yourself and always ask for help. There's no such thing as a stupid question!
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Get a tutor to provide you with one on one attention.  Do not be afraid to ask questions in class if you have them.  Chemistry is no easy subject, but with some effort and studying you can bring your grades up.
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Hi, Elfgurl:\n\nThere are a few options.\n\n1) Just do better in the future.  Every future grade that is higher than your current GPA contributes to raising it.\n\n2) Talk to your current teachers and ask them (even though it's really late in the year), if there's anything you can do before final exams (extra credit assignments, better preparation, etc.) to bring up your grade.  If you're borderline in any classes, sometimes that extra effort shown will prompt a teacher to push you a bit higher.\n\n3) If you can afford it (based on your academic requirements and cost of credits), pad your schedule this coming semester or summer with a couple "easy" classes.  A lot of students pile up on survey classes (e.g. Intro to Psychology, Intro to Political Science, Music History, etc.) in a single semester thinking they'll all be easy.  But these classes take a TON of reading.  Try to take one or two classes where you can learn something but you know you'll enjoy the subject matter and be able to do well without killing yourself.\n\n4) If you have a legitimate reason, you can try to go through your past and current course schedule, and determine if you're eligible for a "late withdrawal."  This will allow for the entire class and its grade to be removed entirely from your record, so the bad grade won't count against you.  Common reasons for this are mental or physical health related.  Be prepared though, that you'll probably need to get your advisor's signature, plus the course instructor's, and probably your college dean's signature.  You may also need to provide documentation and/or pay a processing fee.  (Not sure if this process would work if you're a high school student.)\n\nBy the way, other options are to go to a local community college to take classes that could also get your GPA up.  Unfortunately, when those classes transfer to a university, generally the points don't transfer.  They all come over as 0 points but full credit on a pass fail basis.  There are exceptions, but it depends on how fully integrated your university is with your community college system.\n\nGood luck!
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In school I got average grades because I learned the standardised way rather than my way. MAKE LEARNING FUN.\n\nBasically divide a subject up into parts you can manage (put the parts together later when you understand them). Remember the order of things by creating stories or songs (see my answer on 'learning the first 20 elements of the periodic table by clicking on Carl), use colours to highlight important points, colour code the parts you divided earlier. Stick notes on your wall so you can see them. Paint pictures in your mind of the equation, the battle, the person you are learning about....make the subject real, touchable.\n\nSounds crazy on your first read doesn't it? :-) But these are the tricks that turned me from an average school student into someone with two degrees in University.\n\nHope this helps
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Have a quiet environment and concentrate.\n\nPlan your work.  Do the assignments in the order that they are due; do the ones do first first.\n\nPlan for long range assignments, like term papers and class projects.  Don't put them off until the last minute.\n\nStudy every subject every day.  Don't wait for a test to motivate you.\n\nOnly study what you don't know.  If you already know something, skip it and spend your time on what you don't know.\n\nSearch the internet for the phrase "how to study"  You will find loads of great ideas.