How to get better grades

Here are 11 easy steps to help you get better grades in school.

1. Remove any distractions while studying.

If you have any annoying siblings that love to distract you and disturb you, or a phone that just won’t stop buzzing, you are prone to waste time. Try to remove all distractions

2. Study in short intervals of 30 to 60 minutes. 

After reading a lot or solving a lot of problems, your brain needs to relax and refresh for a bit to before you carry on, but don't let the breaks go longer than 5 minutes. A bathroom break is a good option.

3. Review notes immediately after class or when you get home.

Reviewing notes once a day for over 5 minutes increases your chances of remembering them

4. Study with a friend or parent who knows the material well. 

Studying with friends can help, you can teach them but at the same time learn. Or vice versa. Sometimes teachers don’t got deep into the subject as much as you would like them to, studying with someone who knows the material can teach you further.

5. If you can, choose classes you like but not one you already took or know.

If you get the classes you enjoy it will make you willing to learn and make them seem easy. If you take a class that you have already taken there will be no point in it, and you’ve learnt most of it anyways.

6. Have a, “I’m going to ace this test/exam” attitude. 

Having a positive and confident attitude is proven to help you be more serious, and get you studying hard the night before.

7. Watch successful students to see why they are doing so well.

You can observe successful students to see what they are doing right, and what helps them study.

8. Watch unsuccessful students to see why they are doing poorly.

If you observe unsuccessful people you can see what they are doing wrong and do the opposite.

9. Try to be as organised as you can.

Being organised helps in many ways, when you need some notes you can grab them quickly, or if you need any other sheets you can find them. Neat handwriting is always good, when you look over your notes you’ll understand what you wrote.

10. Finish all assignments a day minimum before its due date.

Tell yourself that it is due before the due date to give you some time before you hand it in to finalise it. And make sure you prioritise your homework and any other finished work.

11. Hand in neat work.

When you hand in neat work it gives your teacher a better impression, however this may not give you better grades but a good impression tells the teacher that you made an effort in your assignment.

Doing these things will prepare you for your older years in high school. Although I don’t always follow this, I try my best and I do find it easier to get my work done and have it handed in on time.