How TO Perform Well At School

Studying is an important part of our lives, it also helps us determine what we will be in the future and there are many ways to improve our grades in this area. It can sometimes become a great struggle because students have to balance school, a social life, and sometimes a job as well whether you are a failing student desperate for high grades or a less-than-perfect student struggling to get the last point, this guide is for you.

• Go to class
  Why did your parents pay for your tuition or why are your parents paying their taxes for financial aid? For attending class. Just go, even when you don’t feel like it. Just go. You might get participation points, and the professor will also get to know you better. It will keep you in the flow of the class, and prepare you for anything that might come along. Many classes have in class assignments, pop quizzes, and case studies that only could be taken in class, if you are not there, you might lose points.
• Stay organised
  School is all about multitasking. Planners can really help you to balance homework, due dates and tests. You should try to get your work done early, then you will have less stress. Some colleges have an online learning tool to help you keep track of assignments and the like. If you don’t like the internet, try to use the good old assignment notebook. You can buy one at a store. A binder is the best way to keep your stuff organized.
• Be business-like about your education
  If you had a job you would have to go to your job at 9 AM and stay there until 5PM. The rest of the day would be your own time. If you did the same thing in college, you would do great. Go to class, go to the library, study seriously, at 5pm put away the books and go home. It’s that simple. Once in a while you might have to work late, just like at a real job, but in general if you were spending 40 hours a week attending to school you would be a Dean’s List student. Act like a professional, adult person. Treat your college education as it is like on the job training.

• Find your own best method of studying
  For example, study at a desk . When taking tests, take your time into consideration so that you can complete the test to the best of your ability. Everyone studies different. Some can study with a lot of noise and others want silence. Some can’t even study with music on and some need dead silence. Some like the library and some like to study with friends, or even outside.
• Balance work, school and social life
  Many students start to mess up in college because they want to hang out with their friends every minute. There will always be time for partying in college. Pull yourself away from partying so that you can take care of business
  Use your time effectively and efficiently
  Do not procrastinate on assignments. Try to make progress every day on what is assigned. For example, if you have a report due in 6 weeks, do not wait until 3 days before it’s due to begin working on it. Instead, work on it every day for 30 to 60 minutes. Once you get into it, it will actually be enjoyable seeing the progress unfold versus being stressed out and worried about an important assignment that has been put off and whose due date continuously gets closer and closer.

• Be sure to take care of your health
  A healthy mind is a healthy body. Join a sports team or exercise, don’t overdo the junk food, and try to get as much sleep as possible. Not only will you feel better, you’ll be able to think and learn better too.
• Maintain 100% effort through semester
  Some students start better than they finish. They do that in order to give themselves room to slack near the end of the semester, which can be a costly mistake. Push yourself to do your best on every assignment given out and make sure to check your syllabus to see which assignments are due when. Stay on top of your game and don’t lose focus and remember always try to keep a positive attitude and have confidence.