<p>Most of the people here (if no one is lieing) get’s 2000+ on their SAT’s and PSAT’s. I got a combined 1600/2400 on my PSAT’s and didn’t take SAT’s yet so I’m not a genius and I just need to really do better.</p>
<p>SAT, I’m doing the prep and taking practice tests so I don’t have a problem with that but regular classes (GPA) I need to work on. I’m taking mostly Honors/AP so it’s bringing down my GPA and it’s not fair compared to the people taking all electives with high GPA’s.</p>
<p>So I really need to bump up my study skills. And I just realized. I don’t really study. I pay attention in class and take some notes and pull C’s and B’s with no studying.</p>
<p>How do I study? It might sound stupid but it’s a serious question.</p>
<p>Everyone has a different method of studying, for example: I learn from doing problem, I really pay much attention to classes, I just do my hwmk. My friend prefer to read the book, every chapter, he is an exchange foreign student with 7 AP classes, and he is pulling all A’s so far. </p>
<p>My methods were not working so well, I am taking 4 AP and 1 honor. My weighted GPA last semester was 4.0, not so good. So I started reading and understanding the book; however, it definitely takes a bunch of my time but helps.</p>
<p>It depends what subject you’re studying for. English/History you should review/re-read the information you’re being tested on the night before. Oh wait, you have AP’s…you should review/re-read the information every night. It’s the only way you can retain so much information. For math…you’re on your own, there are too many methods, find one that works.</p>
<p>For AP Biology specifically. I review my notes everynight and the 2 nights before the test I study everything about 3-4 hours and I’m still getting F’s (highest grade was a 68 for me) on all my tests. I definitely don’t enjoy the subject but I try my hardest to study.</p>