\nhello, welcome, today we are going to be talking about how to get straight as.<\/p>\nall right, you’re in school. you’re doing pretty well. you think you can shoot your shot and get straight as.<\/p>\n
i believe in you.<\/p>\n
let’s go through some tips.<\/p>\n
tip number 1 is figure out why you want straight as.<\/p>\n
okay, so straight as in and of themselves not that great of a motivator.<\/p>\n
they’re kind of just an arbitrary grade that you get.<\/p>\n
so figure out why you want them.<\/p>\n
do you want straight as because you’re trying to get into a specific college or grad program and you know that having a great gpa will really help you do that?<\/p>\n
or are you trying to get straight as because you want to prove to yourself and to others that you really, flawlessly know the information in your classes front to back.<\/p>\n
or maybe you’re trying to win a really awesome pizza party.<\/p>\n
i’m not judging you, i’m just saying that you need to know your why.<\/p>\n
because, otherwise, when you’re in the depths of studying, and you’re tired, and you wanna just go to sleep, it’s gonna be easy to lose steam if you don’t have a big why compelling you forward.<\/p>\n
tip number 2 is to commit to getting straight as.<\/p>\n
so once you know why you want them, you need to actually commit yourself to getting straight as.<\/p>\n
what does this mean?<\/p>\n
basically it means when the time comes and you are trying to decide whether or not you should re-binge watch stranger things season two or you should study, you’re probably gonna need to choose studying.<\/p>\n
one big way to commit to getting straight as is to look at you’re spending your time during the week.<\/p>\n
where is there a spot where you can sneak in an extra study session or two extra study sessions?<\/p>\n
what activities are you doing regularly that don’t really serve you?<\/p>\n
like for example, if you’re just scrolling for an hour in the instagram discovery section, could you instead be studying biology?<\/p>\n
this doesn’t mean that you can never relax.<\/p>\n
but try to make choices with your time that get you closer to your goals.<\/p>\n
[sound] and now, for a word from our sponsor.<\/p>\n
this video is brought to you today, by magoosh.<\/p>\n
magoosh is online test prep, that makes studying for standardized tests accessible, effective and enjoyable.<\/p>\n
that’s awesome.<\/p>\n
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so the next time you have a standardized test to study for, check out magoosh.<\/p>\n
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[sound] tip number 3 is to make a good impression with your teachers and professors.<\/p>\n
you want them to know who you are and you want them to think that you are awesome.<\/p>\n
so sit at the front of class.<\/p>\n
ask questions that show that you have done the reading.<\/p>\n
if it’s a really big class and a university, go to the office hours and introduce yourself and ask the brilliant question that you cooked up.<\/p>\n
take a little bit of extra time to make sure that you stand out in a good way.<\/p>\n
you’re gonna wanna go above and beyond on all of your assignments, which is awesome because that is what actually gets you straight as.<\/p>\n
but make sure you especially go above and beyond on your first assignments because those set the tone for what the teacher or professor thinks of you as a student going forward.<\/p>\n
this has it’s own psychological name.<\/p>\n
it’s called the halo effect.<\/p>\n
basically, the information someone gets about you at the beginning of your relationship colors what they think about you for the rest of your relationship.<\/p>\n
so this tip is backed by science.<\/p>\n
tip number 4 is to know all of the components that you are being graded on.<\/p>\n
since you have multiple classes, sometimes it can be hard to keep track who is gonna be giving you quizzes, what classes your participation especially matters in.<\/p>\n
once you know what all of the components are for each class, write them down.<\/p>\n
write them down in one space, so that you know that you definitely have all of those pieces of your grade on lock.<\/p>\n
tip number 5 is don’t forget about the little stuff.<\/p>\n
it can be really easy to forget to check your answers at the end of the test or to think, oh do i really need to proofread that essay?<\/p>\n
if you wanna get straight as, you need to proofread that essay.<\/p>\n
make sure that you aren’t letting little things like that go to chance, and be detail oriented. \nthat’s what’s really gonna get you to straight as.<\/p>\n
tip number 6 is to check out my video about how to study.<\/p>\n
i’ll link it in the description.<\/p>\n
but basically, this video goes a lot more in-depth about how to actually structure your studies.<\/p>\n
so if you have questions there, i think i could be a really big help.<\/p>\n
tip number 7 is actually a disclaimer.<\/p>\n
basically, don’t forget your grades don’t define you.<\/p>\n
straight as can be an awesome goal for all of the reasons that we discussed before, but they are not the only thing.<\/p>\n
your focus should be on learning and on growth.<\/p>\n
there’s a really good mark twain quote, which is don’t let your schooling interfere with your education.<\/p>\n
make sure you don’t.<\/p>\n
all right, those are of my tips for you.<\/p>\n
i hope that this was really helpful, and i’m really excited for you to get straight as, seriously.<\/p>\n
okay, i want you to leave a comment about which thing you are going to commit to doing to get straight as and maybe even why you wanna get straight as.<\/p>\n
i would really love to know.<\/p>\n
all right, i will see you in the next video.<\/p>\n
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