So, just graduated 8th grade. Any tips?
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Study hard, enjoy your friends, ignore the jerks, have fun, and remember that in five years, none of it will matter in the least. As soon as you head off to college, high school is immediately irrelevant. After college, you'll have to struggle to even remember high school.
It may seem deadly serious and like every single thing that happens is of monumental importance, but that's just you being a teenager. In the long run, it's just your run-up to growing up.
It may seem deadly serious and like every single thing that happens is of monumental importance, but that's just you being a teenager. In the long run, it's just your run-up to growing up.
Well it's pretty much the same as public school, except that the workload will get higher by a sizeable chunk, which incidentally will partially help with your procrastination problem. I'm a bit of a procrastinator myself, so I know this strategy works.Qtoy said:
First you need to break down your big projects into smaller, week-long (or smaller) chunks, and charge yourself to complete each chunk within the allotted time. Second you need to incentivize that goal. I would talk to your parent about creating a reward pact, say for instance if you complete all your work for the week you get to rent a game for the weekend on your parents' dime (or whatever reward you prefer most). Now you have a clear and defined reason to finish that work on time, so you'll be motivated to do it.
Eventually, if you keep completing your homework and getting a reward you'll not only have created a good habit, but all the positive reinforcement from the rewards will also make you want to complete it, because even if there's no reward at the end, you will have noticed all the free time and relaxation you suddenly have, now that you've finished all your work and don't have to worry about it.
Oh and as a bonus, you'll most likely get brownie points from your parents for thinking up a "mature and well reasoned plan", so you may get more rewards down the road (extra incentive!)
Aside from that though, laugh off any insults (it throws any bullies off balance), take your classes based upon what you want to do, not where your friends are, and have as much fun as you can without involving the authorities!
Good luck in all your endeavours, and may you have a great high school experience!
I'm British so i'm not really sure what age you are but does 9nth Grade mean that's your 9nth year of education if so i take it you're around 14. If you were in Scotland the only thing i could tell you would be: Well done, you're no longer a first year now you get to act like you know everything when talking to the little shits
My advice, get decent grades and keep your options open for any college or university programs you can. What you may want to do at the start of high school isn't necessarily what you'll want to do by the end.
Never procrastinate on work.
And trust me on this if the 11's and 12's ask if your a 9er lie and say your grade 10. Worked for me cause they will probably do 'initiations' and they have some f'ed up stuff. Lying, it actually worked and there were no repercussions ^_^ though only for circumstances like that.
And trust me on this if the 11's and 12's ask if your a 9er lie and say your grade 10. Worked for me cause they will probably do 'initiations' and they have some f'ed up stuff. Lying, it actually worked and there were no repercussions ^_^ though only for circumstances like that.
exactly what he saidChrono212 said:Study hard. (dur.)
Make friends. (also dur.)
Try to do as much extra-curricular stuff as possible (sports, artistic things like writing or drawing)
Figuring yourself out is gonna be tough but you'll work it out eventually.
Until you're sure of yourself, try to keep it just to the few people that you know you can trust, rather than stereotype yourself in the first few days with a new peer group.
Oh, and give almost everyone a second chance.
Every year of my life so far, I've reflected on myself from the year before and thought "Wow, what a prick/idiot I was." Doing this helps you find yourself, and helps you realize how dumb you can be so you know your own limit. Whenever you're about to do something potentially dumb, do that test: "In a year from now, will I think I was an idiot doing this?"
As always, since now is when it matters, make an effort to study and get good grades, no matter what it takes: studying a week in advance for each test to studying to the morning before, find whatever works for you and do it.
Your friends will be really fickle and change their minds often about most matters, including their relationships with you. That's normal; just bare with it.
Don't worry about being popular; despite society's vision of it, I've found that it matters even less in high school and people grow closer to their group of friends.
Also, I would advise against dating within your group of friends/social group, as when you two eventually break up, it will just make it awkward in that group, leading to splinters and separations.
As always, since now is when it matters, make an effort to study and get good grades, no matter what it takes: studying a week in advance for each test to studying to the morning before, find whatever works for you and do it.
Your friends will be really fickle and change their minds often about most matters, including their relationships with you. That's normal; just bare with it.
Don't worry about being popular; despite society's vision of it, I've found that it matters even less in high school and people grow closer to their group of friends.
Also, I would advise against dating within your group of friends/social group, as when you two eventually break up, it will just make it awkward in that group, leading to splinters and separations.
Well, this guy has pretty good advice, except for that last one. Be very careful for this one. It was very close to getting me murderedChrono212 said:Study hard. (dur.
Make friends. (also dur.)
Try to do as much extra-curricular stuff as possible (sports, artistic things like writing or drawing)
Figuring yourself out is gonna be tough but you'll work it out eventually.
Until you're sure of yourself, try to keep it just to the few people that you know you can trust, rather than stereotype yourself in the first few days with a new peer group.
Oh, and give almost everyone a second chance.
Please excuse my morbid curiosity and completly unrelated to the thread, but how did you almost get murdered?Andrew Teece said:Well, this guy has pretty good advice, except for that last one. Be very careful for this one. It was very close to getting me murderedChrono212 said:Study hard. (dur.
Make friends. (also dur.)
Try to do as much extra-curricular stuff as possible (sports, artistic things like writing or drawing)
Figuring yourself out is gonna be tough but you'll work it out eventually.
Until you're sure of yourself, try to keep it just to the few people that you know you can trust, rather than stereotype yourself in the first few days with a new peer group.
Oh, and give almost everyone a second chance.
Always plan ahead to procrastinate.
Seriously.
If you get out of the mindset that you're going to get it done ahead of time, it makes you panic less. My advice: Don't approach a project as a whole, but rather, in parts. For instance, if you're writing a paper, first find your sources, take a break, then outline the useful information, take a break, and so on.
Seriously.
If you get out of the mindset that you're going to get it done ahead of time, it makes you panic less. My advice: Don't approach a project as a whole, but rather, in parts. For instance, if you're writing a paper, first find your sources, take a break, then outline the useful information, take a break, and so on.
Life in the long run is shit, so make sure you enjoy yourself while you're still young and are allowed to. Also, for procrastination, start doing your assigments as soon as you get them next year, and keep doing them. Just be aggressive about it, and you'll develop it into a habit, and you shouldn't have a problem.
Yea, snort coke off the thee biggest tits then die young... No but seriously HS I wish I had more fun. Was wayyyy too shy. Now I'm having all the fun just months before I sign up for Navy. Btw.. why would you ask this on a gaming web site?Qtoy said:
I know this is a long post, but I'm a bit passionate on this issue. I hope the length does not drive you away.Qtoy said:
I have on major piece of advice and little story that may help with your procrastination problem. First the advice:
Only you can stop you from procrastinating. Its a choice you have to make, and stick with. You can either choose to coast through finishing everything last minute and not achieve your potential, or you can work to accomplish things. Regardless of the grades you get, or how satisfied you feel you are doing in school, if you are waiting until the last minute to do something, it means you aren't trying.
The following is a story/explanation of how I managed to overcome my procrastination problem. If your are going to read it for advice, I insist you read the whole thing.
When I was in high school (and my first two years of college) I did what the teachers wanted and to the standard they wanted it. I waited to the last minute to do things and got near perfect scores because I could. Putting things off was the easy thing to do. I had the flawed reasoning that I didn't have to worry about it until last minute because I was getting those nearly perfect scores. I also reasoned that it was fine because I understood the material taught at the same level as the most achieved people in my school did. I ended up graduating from high school as 4th in my class, with a cumulative GPA of 4.0. This is out of the max 4.0 if you are not aware. I was in the honor society, and I even won some awards at local science competitions.
I felt satisfied with my performance because it was above those around me, and thus I continued to procrastinate and slack off. I'm not sure if this is the case with a lot of procrastinators but that was the reason I procrastinated.
The thing I didn't explicitly realize then was that what your teachers teach isn't necessarily everything that is important to know in a subject. They have time constraints to fit in a lot of material in a short period of time and mostly focus on standards that are largely arbitrarily chosen. Learn beyond what they are teaching. Ask for what material they think is important to know but couldn't cover, or do the research to figure out yourself what is considered important in a field. Learn this material. There is enough material on every subject that is taught in high school that you won't be able to learn it all. Try anyway.
When I started to do this (granted my 3rd year of college) I found myself finishing those projects/homework long before the due date because you'll be filling up your time learning other material. Assignments go much quicker as well, as your basic understanding of the material is that much greater. This is more evident on large projects which ask you to go beyond what is explicitly taught in the classroom.
That said stressing yourself out trying to learn every little thing a subject has to offer isn't a good thing unless you are truly interested in that subject. Find out what is important, (beyond what the teacher is teaching) and learn that. Then spend the rest of your time learning everything you can about the subject(s) that interest you.
It is important to have a life outside of schoolwork/learning. Learning what ratio of work/play efficiency is important to figure out for yourself. Spending time having fun is just as much a requirement to being a well rounded person as pushing yourself to your limits. However, spending only few hours a day, and the weekend having fun with my friends is what I found to be effective for myself.
If you're not use to studying on your own I suggest start this summer by learning about any topic your interested in. Get an introductory book on that topic, or a book that is suited to whatever knowledge you have on that subject and start reading it in the time you're not doing anything else. Do some research on what book you should get though, as not all books are created equal.
I agree with everything you said except the subject thing. Doing enough to "pass a class" isn't cutting it. Not only does GPA matter when applying to a university and through extension of learning the material in a class SAT and ACT scores (or equivalent in the country you live). You may say that only matters if you are planning on attending a competitive university, and that is true. But being prepared is never a bad idea regardless of your current plans. What your teachers teach isn't necessarily everything that is important to know.Mr Thin said:
Also, higher level math matters in every science (from sociology to physics). Learning statistics and at least basic calculus is important to be competent in these fields. At the very least even if your career does not involve "higher levels" of math it will allow you to analyze data competently instead of having to rely on others interpretations. I have a hard time thinking of a career path that higher math skills wouldn't be useful.
