Tip 1: Attend All Classes

Although this may seem like an obvious tip but believe it or not some students just do not attend classes on a regular basis.

I remember when I was in college and I was mentoring a young lady who attended one of the local high schools. When we met we went through a series of "getting to know you questions"an interview of sorts and one thing that came up was that she did not attend class regularly. Since I always attended class unless something was wrong like I was ill or had to miss due to an emergency I really didn't understand this. After asking more questions she informed me that she was in school she was just not in class instead she spent several hours a day in the gym, on the football field, on the track field, everywhere but class. So as obvious as it seems to most to some just being in school is enough.

In order to make good grades you want to attend class daily for several reasons:

To make your presence known - you want your teachers to know that you are in class and actively engaged in what is going on during class. This also gives you an opportunity to earn participation and/or attendance points when available which in turn can boost your grades.

Being in class also provides you with the opportunity to absorb classroom lectures and information. Some teachers actually give lecture tests so if you are not in class to gain that knowledge the likelihood that you will be successful on that particular test is slim.

Last but most certainly not least grab a seat in the front of the classroom. Students who sit in the front traditionally make better grades.

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