Getting To “Straight A” As A High School Student

Getting to straight A as a high school student is not so difficult at all. Neither does it require you to have a talented brain nor does it depends on the time you spend on your study table. The students who score high grades are not the people who study the whole day. They follow certain simple habits which go a long way in making them successful.

If you notice deeply you will find out there are students like Roman or Melendres who do not study the whole day and are involved in a variety of activities. But still, they manage to get a GPA of 4.4—straight A’s. So how do they do that? Roman is a member of the tennis team in Fairmont Senior High School which is located in West Virginia. She is also into singing, student council and a mathematics society member. Melendres who is now a first-year student at New Mexico University was also involved in a variety of activities such as basketball, soccer, and member of student’s council, chosen for National Honor Society and also did commentary on a local television channel. But in spite of being involved in so many activities, he got a straight A in his classes.

So how do they do it? As per Herbert Walberg, a professor of education at the Illinois University in Chicago, it’s not the brain which plays the main part in getting good grades but it’s the quality of making the most of your abilities what matters the most. It does not matter how long you sit with books. What matter is your concentration and intake which you do while reading the books? So let’s find out what are the things that you need to do in order to get “Straight A” as a high school student.

• Set Your Priorities Right: You need to set your focus well and get your priorities right if you want to score good grades in your exams. There should not be any distraction at your study time and your full concentration should be in your studies. You should keep away your mobile phone, stay away from your favorite shows and forget the entire world while you study.

• Go For Online Tutoring: While the traditional way of teaching is the backbone of our education system but you should go for online tutoring courses if you want to go ahead of others and secure that grade A you have always dreamed of. Online tutoring gives you the advantage of studying at your convenience and get one to one guidance from expert teachers anytime you want. Online tutoring takes your education to the next level with personalized care so that all your doubts get cleared in no time and you can easily secure grade A in your high school.

• Study Anywhere you like: Claude Olney, a business professor at the Arizona State University who was assigned to teach failing college athletes remembers a cross country runner who used to work out on a regular basis and Olney advised him to memorize terms related to biology as he does his workout. A similar thing goes with another student who used to learn one word each day from his vocabulary list at the time of brushing his teeth. Studying is universal and you can do it anytime you feel like.

• Learn To Read Fast: There are certain techniques which good students apply while reading and it makes them ahead of others. Christopher Campbell who recently graduated from Moore High School in Oklahoma with grade A focuses on speed reading. It involves going through the pictures, graphs, and table of content at the beginning of reading any book. It gives an overall idea about the book and minimizes the reading time drastically.

To conclude we can say that getting a ‘Straight A’ in your high school is not so difficult task at all. You need to follow the points mentioned above, go for online tutoring and keep yourself motivated in order to become successful.