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Get at least eight to nine hours of sleep every night. You can evenly distribute your studying amongst the five days of school, and leave one whole weekend day devoted to studying for upcoming tests, while the other weekend day is devoted to your leisure time. All work and no play is not a good mantra to live by while in school; you'll get burnt out. You can be dedicated, you can get good grades, if you have the willingness to do so. But, if you overdo it, you can get tired of school easily. Moderate your allotted time for studying and play by putting more emphasis on studying, but also supplementing it with play.

PLANNING
Plan your schedules accordingly. On days when you don't have much homework, make sure that you use at least have of that time on studying. Always read ahead, even if you've got over a week to do it. You might end up reading the material twice and then understanding it better. Be organized and buy a planner so that you have updated information in the palm of your hands. Plus, it'll make you see your week or month visually. Fill in any gaps with times for studying. Study the hardest for classes that you know you aren't good at, and review material for the classes that you aren't having trouble with. Always take at least thirty minutes everyday to go over what you've learned that day. It beats having to stay up all night just before the test.

Some helpful tips to get good grades:
1.Never study at the last minute. It boggles your mind and memory. Study the night before but not too hard; just enough to give you a basic overview of things. If you've been reading the material for thirty minutes everyday, you won't need to study four or five hours the night or day before the test.
2.Get plenty of sleep. Don't rely on coffee and caffeine. Your body will get used to it and trying to kick the addiction later on will leave your body and mind in a slump.
3.Write on your English books. If they're borrowed textbooks from the school, keep a separate notebook for each class handy and write as you read or after every chapter. But, if it's a book you've bought, then write in the margins. Simply underlining or highlighting leaves you with no insight on the text at all. Write your opinions and questions on the margins and you're interacting with the text.
4.Know how you study. Do you study well by yourself, or with a group? If you like to study with a group, then make sure that you're exchanging ideas and information and not just having daily conversations. When you study, do it so that you aren't easily distracted. Set aside a place for yourself as a "study corner." Make sure that there aren't any distractions, and keep a timer on hand. Some people will say they can't study if they don't listen to music or if the tv's not on. Personally, I'm one of these people, but I can safely say that I always got my work done on time, and managed to sleep before 10 o'clock every night. If you can't do this, keep your study space quiet.
5. Take frequent breaks between study times. Study or read for twenty-five minutes, then take a five minute break. Studying or reading at intervals refreshes your eyes and mind. If you take too much information in too little time, you're more likely to forget the information.

Keep these tips in mind when you're studying, but by no means live by them exactly. Every student's studying habits are different, and studying is not the only key thing to success. Having enough leisure time, volunteering, being dedicated and organized, etc., are all helpful points to consider when trying to get good grades in high school.

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