<p>I have heard several tactics including take notes, ask for teacher help, get a tutor, and study your materials the day you learn something new.</p>
<p>Though I know these tips, I am still having a difficult time though. My cumulative GPA is a 3.5 and I am at the 40th percentile of my class as a sophomore! </p>
<p>How do I manage my time better? It is often hard with a busy schedule.</p>
<p>Thank you for reading</p>
<p>When you study, study like a crazy %$^$. There are times when you can study three to four times faster than other times. You just gotta concentrate and know how to get into those efficiency modes. Another thing you can do is not procrastinate as much and also like just try to get into your studying mood. I guess everybody has their own ways.</p>
<p>Make sure you understand everything you read. And if you don’t, stare at it and figure out what you don’t understand. And by “understand” I mean you know why every sentence in the textbook is true, and you could probably derive it again from first principles, and you could explain it to someone without worrying if you were explaining it wrong. If you have any doubts or you’re trying to choose between two plausible-sounding answers, don’t just justify to yourself that the right answer is right, make sure you know why the plausible-sounding wrong answer is wrong. If you’ve scratched your head over it for hours and still can’t figure it out, that’s when you go bug your teacher/tutor/friend with your really specific question.</p>
<p>That is basically the only thing you’ll ever need to do to get good grades. At least in math or the hard sciences. Understand the material, and the grades will come naturally.</p>
<p>Also, read the textbook and do as many problems from it as you can. That’s really important. Remember, the guy who wrote your textbook is probably a better teacher than you’ll ever get in high school, so it makes sense to learn the material from him, right?</p>
<p>not always true ^ my chem ap textbook is the worst textbook i ve ever read… my teacher even tells us that theres a lot of bs in the textbook. The Zumhdal 7th edition</p>
<p>Huh. That’s strange. I read through Zumdahl and really liked it and qualified for the USNCO using it. Maybe it was an older edition.</p>
<p>To each his own, I guess?</p>
<p>The Zuhmdahl is just difficult for people who aren’t talented in sciences, I guess? The writing is pretty technical.</p>
<p>(P.S. I am one of those people.)</p>
<p>Actually read the books for tests, I’ve heard it helps a lot.</p>
<p>Can’t tell you from experience though.</p>
<p>easiest technique: be naturally talented.</p>
<p>also important: know yourself.</p>
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agreed.</p>
<p>also, don’t worry too much about your grade. worry about just keeping up with assignments, reviewing for tests, and making sure you understand everything. if you do that, everything will fall into place.</p>
<p>just curious, where do you want to go to college?</p>