What are good tips for graduating high school seniors?
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After the year is over, go on a vacation to clear your mind. Spend a lot of time thinking and be sure to only do what YOU want. If you still don't know work some 'mindless' job for a couple of months or maybe join the service. Don't pay a college money you don't even know you want to go to. Finding out what you want to do is the most important thing for the rest of your life - give it all the time it needs.
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Well, you probably already know that if all you want to do is survive, just stop doing school work. No one dies from failing to get a high school diploma. If you want to be a good student without completely stressing, do a search on time management and study skills. You could also check out "7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens"
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Develope the attitude that what you are learning in school is what will allow you to have a better life AFTER school. The knowledge you gain now will be the key to getting any kind of life you want after you graduate.\n\nLook at it this way. You only spend 12 years in school.\nIf you live to be 62 years old you will have lived for 50 years after graduating from school. Those 12 years in school are the foundation that determine how good or how bad the next 50 years will be. And with a bit of luck and taking care of your health there is no reason you can't live to be 82! Now you're looking at 70 years after school. That's a long time to be unhappy because you didn't apply yourself in school.\n\nWhat you do in school will make the difference between living in a nice home, or a not so nice home. Have nice clothes or raggedy clothes. Whether you drive a nice car or a not so nice car.  There is a guy I went to school with who still rides a bicycle. That's good for his health, but he screwed up his life so bad now he can't afford a car and the insurance for one.\n\nLook around at people who are doing the things you want to do after graduation and decide what it will take to be able to live like them. Imitate what they did to get there and you will be on the right road.\n\nIf you are a young person who grew up with arcades and video games that have a very fast pace that would account for your feeling bored in school. But, life doesn't move at the pace of video games either and you will have to get used that or be condemned to a miserable life of boredom. \n\nAt least you seem to care about getting good grades or you wouldn't be here asking questions like this. That is a good sign\n\nIf you start thinking of the "boring" things in school as important things that will get you a better life, you will eventually stop being bored and apply yourself cheerfully.\n\nI have to warn you, there are danger signs in your spelling that indicate you are not good in that area. If you fill out a job application with spelling mistakes it could lose you that job.\n\nYou wrote.....................    ..with out geting board"........................     It should have been spelled.........without getting bored\n\nKnowledge is the key to success. Knowledge will allow you to live the life you want. Go for it now or lose out for  the rest of your life...........
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STUDYING AND GRADES\n\n1)Find a good place to study. Most likely your dorm room will have too many distractions\n\n2)Be sure to control your own time. Don't let your friends set your schedule.\n\n3)Don't panic! If your first grades are lower than they were in high school remember that adjusting takes time. You will learn quickly how to manage your time.\n\n4)Learn WHAT to read. Honestly the amounts of reading you will get might scare you at first. It's essential to keep in mind the professor doesn't want you to just do the assignment, they want you to take something away from the assignment.\nCLASSES\n\n1)GO TO CLASS! Go even if someone says it's a blowoff class If you think about it, you or your parents are paying ALOT of money for you to be going to class. Surprisingly there are not that many classes, go otherwise your wasting THOUSANDS of dollars.\n\n2)Don't try to write down every word the professor says. Focus on the key points. Often the last few things a professor says in lecture are important to listen till the end.\n\n3)Don't be intimated by professors. They are willing to help you the same way your teachers from high school were. Often professors are a great asset outside of class that is usually overlooked.\n\n4)Don't drop a class at the first sign of trouble. Talk to the professor and seek help. The first month of a class is often the most straining.\n\n5)Use the schools services such as tutors and writing centers. They are there for you.
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BY studing and doing homework. Try hanging out with people that make great grades. If You always do what you always have done you will always get what you always got.
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I gave this same basic answer to another question, but I think it will help:\n\n-Do your homework as soon as you get home so you can spend time doing other things at night (i.e. playing on the computer, talking to friends, spending time with family, etc).\n\n-Work on big projects in steps. Set up an outline of what you need to do to get the project done. For example, for a science project, set up a deadline for when you will figure out you topic, when your research will be done, when you will experiment, when you will gather results and conclusions, and when you will put together your final report.\n\n-Buy a 1/2" three ring binder for every subject you will be taking and put at least four dividers in each binder. Label one "Class Notes," one "Handouts," one "Homework," and one "Tests/Quizzes." Make a calendar of important dates for each class and place the paper in the front pocket of each notebook (put dates for tests, quizzes, and due dates for homework and projects on the calendar).\n\n-Clean out your backpack once a week. It's amazing how much paper can accumulate at the bottom of your backpack...and how it often sucks in important homework assignments.\n\n-Get involved in clubs that interest you or try out for a sport if you're interested in athletics. If you like sports but maybe aren't good enough to be on a Varsity of Junior Varsity team, try signing up for a recreational league in your community. Also, if you have any interest in religion, most religious communities have teen groups that go out on small field trips or watch movies together.\n\n-Think of middle schoolers as a bunch of penguins.  Most talk the same, act the same, and look the same. Don't be a penguin.  Make sure you're being true to yourself in the things you do.  Make friends with people who let you be yourself.  There's no better person to be.
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be positive, don't argue with seniors, be polite.\nand don't ever forget to butter them with good spoon;)LoLz:p
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My senior year. I had the most fun because I joined a few clubs and was more active in chorus. I was in a trio that won first in state and a triple trio that won second in state. I also had lots of friends and fun. Unfortunately, I had a little too much fun and my grades fell so badly that I almost didn't graduate. I barely made it, but at the last exam, I gave it my all and passed. If I would have only done that throughout all of high school, I would have been an honor student, along with winning lots of scholarships and going on to college. But, alas, I didn't. Don't mean to bum you out, but it's true. I had more freedom as a senior, turning 18 in the middle of the year. I didn't handle 18 too well. I hope you do better than I did. Study hard. Get the best grades you can. Join a couple of clubs. Have fun. You'll only do this once, then it's gone. Learn from one who's been there, done that. Be careful. Be safe. <*)))><
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Re-write the information in a way that is easy for you to understand...Read it out loud, review it outloud, recite it outloud...\n\nContinuous reinforcement of the same material....read, review, recite.  Making Flashcard Qustions & Answers is a great technique too....read them out loud....hearing it, helps you remember...  people might think you are a bit wacked for talking to yourself outloud, but there will be a HUGE payoff for you!!!\n\n\nAfter barely passing high school in my younger years, I used this technique when I went to college and also throughout my military career to study for HUGE promotion tests....I always got promoted and I graduated with a 3.98 GPA.  Try it!  Good Luck
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Get Straight A's\nHave extra curriculars\nBe a good person\nBe a genuine person whose personality they can see\nWrite a good entrance essay that shows who you are\n\nAll else fails having a lot of money helps.
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IT IS MY SENIOR YEAR !!!
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For a high school student you have done a remarkable job planning your future. You don't really need much help - you have things clearly mapped out. Good Luck.
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depends on what you are graduating from.  Graduating from high school with plans of college- you should ask for supplies for an apartment or dorm, or money to go towards these sorts of things.  If you are graduating from HS with no plans of college or graduating from college- then money for supplies for an apartment or some supplies for an apartment would be nice. Also you could ask for gift cards to stores you enjoy.  If you are graduating from HS and are sure you have everything you need for college, then ask for a donation toward maybe a laptop or iPod or a Palm Pilot(all very useful for college courses!).\nCongrats on your graduation and hope you have an enjoyable future!
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Well, I gave a speech at my college graduation, and I tried to draw on life experiences not only I had, but a lot of other people graduating at the time had them, too.  Pick things that aren't just about you, but make sure you can incorporate them without make the whole speech about your life.  Mention people who helped get you (as a class) get you to where you are today.  The more you can relate it to your audience (which includes administrators, family, and your classmates), the more successful it will be.
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First step:  Just jot down your ideas\nSecond step:  Try to connect common ideas into  paragraphs.\nThird step: Develop a good lead paragraph.\nFourth step:  Develop a good ending that summarizes your points.\n\nThoughts to consider:\n*  Clubs, activities, social events, etc.\n*  Leadership experience, i.e. club president.\n*  Volunteer in local community and/or church functions.\n*  Part-time jobs.\n*  Unique courses completed.\n*  What is your passion?  What do you really like to do?\nFor example, do you bake, run, draw?\n*  Do other students come to you for advice?  Do you mentor younger students?\n*  Have you had to overcome a difficult situation?  Maybe a handicap or discrimination?  What did you learn from that experience?\n*  What makes you different?  Stand out in the crowd?\n\nGood luck.  Just jot down ideas, and it will eventually all flow together into a good essay.  This is your time to brag about you!
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Focus, concentrate and put your priorities in order.  If you have finals to study for, get away from the leisure stuff and get motivated to get a good grade.  Your education is important and when you accomplish your good grade , reward yourself to some fun and down time.  Do well and you will feel good about yourself.
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My advice would be to stay in high school and graduate when you're supposed to. Its best in the long run, believe me. However, here's your answer:\n\nIn most states, there is no way to "test-out" of high school. They just don't to that anymore. However, you have two other options. What many people do is quit their public high school and go to a private "academy." Here, you pretty much do your work on your own and at your own pace. You have to pay for it, but you "graduate" high school from that private school. \n\nTypically, a "G.E.D." or General Education Diploma is for people who quit high school and never went back. You just have to pass the test, basically for high school equivalency. When going to college, this really doesn't look nearly as good as having some kind of a high school diploma, even if its from a private "academy." \n\nI hope you continue your schooling to the very end! I hope this has helped you!