Your Grades are Your Responsibility

Here are some tips which will help you achieve academic success:

• Believe in yourself and your ability to be successful.  Most importantly, be positive.

• Time management is a must – keep a day planner and don’t overschedule; set time aside for quiet review each day, even if you don’t have a test (this will help avoid cramming before tests).

• Practice good study habits:  show up to classes prepared, with all materials required, and be ready to participate.  Complete assignments thoroughly.  Always do your homework.

• Set personal goals - minimum marks, classroom participation, perfect assignments, etc.  Make sure the goals are reasonable and attainable.

• Focus when in class – listen to the teacher, and ask questions if you don’t understand something. (The only dumb question is the one that wasn’t asked.)

• Maintain good records.  Take good notes and date them each day.  Always go back and correct things that you may have gotten wrong (daily assignments, tests or quizzes).