How to Get an A!

"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."

When I first started writing, Vatsa's apartment was busy studying. At that time, Kruti put down her books and asked me to blog about "how to get an A" and I promised that one day I will definitely do that...so here you go! (Finally, hah sorry!!)

Not going to lie, but I'm only going through different websites and pulling out things that may be able to help. If you're ever skimming through this blog and you should be studying, read this post and get back to work!!

1. Attend every class. It's not that simple: pay attention in every class. No phone, no FaceBook, no e-mails; nothing. Simply sit there in class, listen to the teacher and take notes. Even if you know everything, you will focus better by taking notes.
2. Know your deadlines for every class and put them all on one document to pull up whenever needed. You don't want to have to go through every syllabus each time midterms are coming up. 
3. Go to office hours twice a semester for each class. Even if you're a genius and the class is a joke, get to know the teacher.
4. Study with kids in your class, but not your best friends that you'll want to gossip with!
5. Set earlier deadlines for yourself (maybe a week earlier). This way, you have a full week to edit or do something else.
6. With that said, here's a basic one: do NOT procrastinate. Haha, I know. How many of us actually avoid procrastinating? None, I know. But...limit your procrastinating. Time yourself. Realize how valuable your time is. 
7. Ask questions. If you don't want to ask in class, then stay after class, go to office hours, email the professor or ask other students. Don't just let things slide.
8. Read. I know that most of us do not read every page of every textbook (or even open it up until finals come around), but I am so sure that we'd do a lot better if we started reading. Watch less TV and read more. Read less novels and more textbooks (I knowww...that sounds awful, but we gotta do what we gotta do!-Tommy Pickles).
9. Do extra credit!
10. Schedule study time as if it's a class and don't let anything else come in the way.
11. Have an agenda book! Or a small notebook. Or put things on your phone. I don't care how you do it, but help yourself by organizing classes, meetings, study times, hang out times, etc. [Google calendar...ask Radhi if you don't know how to use it!]
12. Search practice questions for each class online to review.
13. Use review questions in textbook!
14. Go to learning centers if you don't get something...we pay so much for school, why not use the resources they give us?!
15. Study for classes you don't like or don't get first, and get that out of the way. 
16. Oh, by the way. You should check the dates on your syllabus at least three times in a semester in case the professor changed anything.
17. Have a study area (not your bed or the couch).
18. Don't drink so much coffee...you're going to crash soon. Instead, grab a fruit or something and munch on it. Also, do not eat a heavy dinner and then plan on studying for 5 hours...you're totally going to knock out.
19. Do your homework even if it's optional and ask the professor for help if you don't get it. Even if the questions aren't similar, the concepts will be.
20. STUDY. Don't cram. Don't just review. Don't just skim. Don't just take practice questions. Actually sit there and STUDY! 

I know that this is the worst time to put this up since we're all at home (and only a few of us are taking classes), but it'll help eventually. Set your goals high, and then work to achieve them. Don't just assume that you'll do great because you want to do great.

Hope that summer is going great!

So long <3