Grades are very crucial for getting acceptance to college. They are one of the major things that colleges look at to accept you (or so I have been told). So I will keep pushing myself so that my grades will increase this year, making it possible for me to hopefully enter a better school then I can right now. College is the main goal of my life. It is a life dream to go to college to get a degree and get a successful job.
This is the school I remember most when I think about the beginning of my academic career. Swanson is where I made my childhood friends, and it is also where my first memory of being proud of an academic achievement took place. In the 4th grade we would take a placement test to determine whether we should be in advanced math, regular math, or lower math classes. For the first couple of tries I was always put in the regular math class. I wasn’t discouraged but I always wanted to be in the advanced class here all my friends were.
Senior year in high school was the more fun than hard work because all of your graduation exams should be completed, you should be on half days and most of your classes should be easy. Grad exams are required to graduate from high school. They are a series of test in each subject; the subjects are math, English, science, and social studies. Each subject has a certain score that you must pass required by state law. If the grad exams are not passed by 12th grade you will not graduate until you pass.
One of the most important things I learned last year was how to organize my time to be able to do all my homework. This was very important to me throughout my first year in high school. Another key thing I learned is the importance of joining a club or multiple ones. It looks very good in a college transcript. Finally, another important thing I learned was that all my work needs to be turned in on time.
Being nominated for the National Honors Society is an amazing privilege. Over the years in New Dorp High School I have strived to do my best to achieve as much goals as possible. Now that I have been qualified for the NHS, it makes me realize that I’m on the right path and all my hard work is paying off. In my previous years I have tried to maintain an eighty five average, but now I’m making an effort to stay at ninety and above. Not only do I focus on my average but I try to participate in extracurricular activities as well.
Sadia Haleem SDV 100 “Note Taking and Test Anxiety” This video has great tips on note take and test anxiety. And it made me realize how important note taking can be and how useful it can be to every student. Note taking is the most important essential method to succeed in school, whether its middle school, high school or college. Note taking helps you learn the information better than before, improves your writing skills, helps you study later, helps you study later, helps you study while you write and helps you summarize. There are many different methods in note taking; shorthand, outlining, the Cornell System are some of them.
Today, I will share with you my own experience on how I went about to achieve good grades through my high school years. There were six simple steps that I strictly followed. They were maintaining good attendance and pay good attention to the teachers; ask questions and ask for help whenever possible; always take good notes; do all homework assignments; always do review and study before the quizzes and tests, and taking time off for exercise and relaxation. My first step to getting good grades was that I had to attend all my classes so I could pay good attention to my teachers. I went to bed early to get enough sleep so I would not feel sleepy during my classes.
TV is fun. Hanging out with friends and family is the greatest…but homework always come first” (Goldsmith 15). One has to have passing grades to be able to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities. And if one wants to go to play a sport in college he or she must have good grades, depending on the college they want to go to. One must also do homework on the sport they are playing.
Entry 2 I hate Mid-terms. How are we supposed to remember every little detail that we learn? I have been study a lot and getting ready for them. I got an A on the quiz in trig which made me feel more eager to get back into school and get the good grades. My visits with Berger are making me feel a lot better.
Along with working hard comes a good grade, to me personally, grades play a big role in success. Throughout high school there are colleges constantly looking for good students with good grades and doing well in school. I do not believe I can reach success if I only have a high school diploma, so it is important for me to reach higher and achieve better goals. In my opinion, people’s true beliefs are expressed through their actions. With saying that, I know that if I try hard and work hard, I will reach success.