Hi! I am going to be a 10th Grader at a Basis School this year. When I was in middle school, I used to get straight A’s and I was in the top 10% of the entire school! When I joined Basis in 9th grade, I became a C student. My GPA was a 2.4 and I was struggling. I passed all my classes with at least a C. I was in NJHS all of middle school, but I didn’t get in 9th grade because I was in the Basis waiting list. I was so caught up with my schoolwork, I didn’t even think about applying to NHS, for 10th grade. I am stuck. I do know what to do anymore. I want to get good grades, but I am lazy. What should I do?\
I have the same problem, hence my name. If your are going to be a junior next year, learn to manage your time wisely. Get help if you are struggling right away…never wait 'till the last minute because you will rarely figure things out. Set some time aside each day and find a place where you at most productive if your home is hectic- I usually stay after school for an hour or two so that I can get my work done.
Laziness has short term rewards. If I had worked harder maybe I could have been in more AP classes next year, or gotten into NHS.
The best way to fight laziness is with hard work and motivation. If you aren’t motivated, you won’t work hard, and you’ll be lazy.
Good Luck!
Hey- I’m in the EXACT same situation as you. The summer before freshman year, I was ridiculously ambitious and believed that I could handle any workload. Than, school hit me in the face and my GPA is a little lower than 3.5 (unsure if uw or w). I was kicked out of honors in math and sci :((((((((( My problem during the year was my obsession with cross country- It was all I ever thought about and didn’t care about grades. It got so bad that I stopped going onto parent portal because I would cringe if I saw my sci/ math grade.
My solution that I think might work out is to have a clear goal. Right now, I know exactly what college I want to go to and exactly what AP’s and tests I need. I’m confident that I can move back up to Honors Pre-Calc junior year, but I’m unsure about science.
Anyway, this probably didn’t help much. But God help us both this upcoming sophomore year 