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Grades are the number one consideration in college admissions decisions. Since colleges show consideration to students who take honors and advanced placement courses, take some and get good grades in them! (If your teacher denies your request to take these classes, query it with the principal. Remember that you and only you are in charge of your course selection.)

Ok, so now you have been admitted into the honors classes. How are you going to succeed? Here are subtle, yet simple ways that people often neglect.

-Sit near the front of the class. You will hear more and be able to catch subtle hints from teachers (such as intonation, pointing at something, or animation) that may indicate that information is important.
-Always have an extra pen/pencil in case your pen breaks. You never know.
-Take careful, but not verbatim notes. Try to think about what is important. Write down explanations not just dates and facts. This will make it easier to study your notes from a test. For instance don't just write down war of 1812- write down why the war of 1812 was important.
-Date your notes; that way, when it comes time to review the notes you will be able to see which pages you need to look at.
-For math problems, write down the steps of solving a problem and the nuances; don't just write down the problem and the answers. The more detailed your notes, the more helpful they will be for reviewing.
-If at the end of class you realize that you didn't catch something, ask the teacher. Ask right away. Don't wait to ask because then you will forget what you needed to know.
-Every night - review your notes for 10 minutes, so that when the test comes around you have already been studying the information. Also by reviewing your notes each night you will realize what you need to clarify and be able to ask while it is fresh in your head.
-For reviewing notes, try Read, Cover, Recite. Read the notes, cover them up, recite what they say. Then, try to do it without looking. Also write out one sentence describing what you learned that day.

Homework completion is an essential part of your success in classes. Failure to complete your homework can cause you to drop as much as one whole grade. Make it legible, accurate, and correctly spelled. Take the phone number of someone in the class who can fill you in on missed notes or lost hand-outs. Don't skip doing the homework because you didn't have the materials; that's a silly way to loose points. Also, if you are unsure, you may want to contact someone

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