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studying tips
Please answe if you've got personal experience from highschool:
This is my first year of high school and I need some studying tips and advice and methods that worked out really great for you. I was really smart at my old school but now I can't handle all the work in highschool and studying everything we learned for 4 classes at once for exams that determine a huge chunk of our grade.
Example: I had an 86 in geography before the exam and then after it went down to a 76!
I have a 96 in French and I don't want my marks to drop down in all my classes this semester like the classes in last semester.
thank you!
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What helps!!!
Is don't over study if you do you'll get an overload...Try taking a break,Eat a snack.Also study right before your ready to go to sleep it really helps you remember!DO NOT STUDY THE MORING BEFORE AN EXAM!!!!It will ruin everything by trying to cram!!!Hopefully I helped!!Good luck!!!
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One of my favourite tricks if I just can't remember something is to create a little mnemonic for it. A mnemonic is a rhyme or poem or mental image that helps you recall something--like the old "In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." It can be a big help if there's just a detail you can't remember.
Taking notes has also helped me. I take notes directly from my book, and sometimes I even take notes from my own notes. It forces me to read every word and think about how I can rewrite it, and that in turn helps me really understand it. Also, the motion of writing it down helps ingrain it in my head.
Don't start the night before. I know you probably hear that a lot, and it's easier said than done, but review periodically. Even if you have two minutes between classes, or before the bell goes, take the two minutes and review instead of chatting with your friends. You'd be surprised how much it helps.
Breathe. Eat right. Get enough sleep. Yeah, it sounds stupid, but it's overlooked often enough that I have to mention it. If I haven't had enough sleep, I tend to make stupid mistakes on things.
Make sure you understand concepts at the time. Don't wait until just before tests to ask for help. Whenever you don't understand something, get it clarified. Even if you're pretty sure you understand but you aren't positive, ask. Or research online.
As far as subjects like math and English go, practice is really the key there. Find quizzes online or change the questions in your book. Redo homework assignments. Just keep working away at it.
Best of luck. Your dedication now will pay off, and I think it's great that you're concerned about your marks. You can totally do this!
-Daimeera, 21/female
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Flash cards can do wonders! Read them out loud.
Have a study partner. [not a kissy-face one though =)]
While reading, take notes by typing the important things, and creating a "review sheet" for yourself.
You can handle it-- teachers are well aware that you are in several classes, and won't overwork you.
Good luck! =)
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