Posted by JenStar on July 31, 2005, at 20:38:25
In reply to I *need* to do well in school, posted by Deneb on July 31, 2005, at 1:00:43
hi Deneb,
you should be really proud that you are able to get A's! :) You're a smart person and that shows it.For me, getting through a tough class was made easier with structure. When I did every assignment on the day it was assigned (or started it pronto), that helped me learn the material before the next week. That was the ONLY way I could keep up. I wasn't one of those people who could doze all semester and then read the book entirely the night before the exam and get an A. I had to go in baby steps, week by week, concept by concept. And if I slacked off and skipped a week, I would get all anxious and mind-twizzled and frantic like you described, and it would get harder to study, because I didn't know where to start.
So my advice is to start strong and stay strong. Study every night, even if it means missing social obligations. That way you'll be totally on top of the material, and ahead of hte game, and hopefully it will never put you in the spot where you need to start feeling frantic.
good luck! :)
J
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