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I'm going to be a freshman next year..
Hi, I am a 14 year old girl. I think I'm very smart when I try and apparently everyone else that I know of thinks I'm very smart. I'm going to be a freshman next year and I wanna make all A's in high school, I know it will be hard but I think I can do it. Also some of the kids in my grade make it look so easy, how can I do that?
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Depends on how smart you are and your school.
I slept through parts of high school and got straight As, but then I'm also smarter than something like 99.2% of the population of the planet (no bullshit) so my limiting factor has always been motivation rather than intelligence.
My motivation sucks ass, I'm probably in the bottom 20% on that. Definitely way below average. I coasted through high school and when I hit adult life then shit got really hard.
For high school, just go in, don't work too hard or stress out too much, and see what you get. Maybe it's As, maybe it's Cs. Work harder or slack off more accordingly.
The thing I would do, that I would pay attention to, is challenges.
Maybe high school will challenge you. If it does, rise to the challenge. Do the best you can do. Be happy with that, because other than educating yourself and knowing more about the world there's not really a whole lot you can do about intelligence.
Motivation, though, can be developed and it can be lost. Challenges are important. If you can get yourself to do something that's hard for you and be happy whether you succeed or fail, it puts you ahead of most of the rest of the world including me, currently. And I'm double your age, for reference.
Always challenge yourself. If school doesn't do it, find something else. It can be a sport, a club, or just a group of friends who you admire and want to improve to be equal to. It can be outside your daily concerns. A political or social cause. You can volunteer somewhere or even just start thinking about working and plan on getting a job while you're still in high school.
Just challenge yourself. Never stop. Because the truth is that intelligence matters little unless you have the will to do something with it. I learned the lesson of challenging and applying myself way late in life. I may be pretty brilliant but I haven't done much with it that I'm proud of.
Don't be me.
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You can do it, and it's good that you are putting yourself into that mind set now rather than later.
My number one would be not to procrastinate. That is one of the biggest problems with students. If you work hard, you can get all A's.
So firstly, make show you show up to all your classes. Don't skip and try not to miss a lot of days of school. Pay attention in the class, don't sleep, talk with your friends when the teacher is teaching or doodle. Notes are also very helpful and are great when you need to study.
After school make sure you study. You don't have to overload yourself but maybe make it 30 min to an hour of what you went over that day.
And obviously do your homework.
Other than that, enjoy high school!
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often the people who make it look easy try the hardest,and thats how they do it.all a's is a big goal but i know that you can make it if you do your very best and study hard.if you really are smart,it will be fun and eaasy.dont sweat the small stuff.
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You probably already know which are your strongest subjects and which are your weaker ones. For those, I would look for study partners in class who are better at that subject and see if you can do a trade and help them study for a subject they aren't as strong in. Never be afraid to ask for help. Ask the teachers after class if you didnt during class for explanation on things you're not clear on. If you get less than an A, ask if its a test that can be retaken. Or ask if there is extra credit you can do to bump up your grade. Keep things in balance. You want your high school years to have lots of good memories so you'll also want it to be fun.
If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
Good luck dear.
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