Don’t worry bout the average as much – just take the best courses you can. Learn and enjoy, and the grades will come.

Good luck!

The first thing you need to do is realize you’re not in high school any more. It seems counterintuitive, but a 4.0 GPA in college generally makes people think that you either didn’t take challenging enough classes, or you put so much focus into your studies that you didn’t gain anything else from the experience. Don’t let that stop you from doing your homework, talking to your professors, participating in class, and generally giving your best effort, but don’t get too hung up on the end result.

In college, you have a much higher percentage of people who were straight A’s in high school, because those who didn’t do that well didn’t go on to college. So, it’s quite possible that your average may slip. Why do you want a 4.0–to go on to grad school? I would recommend you decide what you want to learn, and take the courses involved, whether or not they are an automatic A. If you are into grades, ask around what teachers/courses are most likely to produce.

It will be really tough. Generally most people who had those exceptional grades in HS do not do as well in college. Take it from my experience. I was my HS valedictorian with just under a 3.925, and just graduated college with a 3.133. I worked hard in college, but didnt have the basic study habits that I needed, since I breezed through HS without trying. (Salutatorian had a 3.45 in HS). You need to make sure that you continue to study hard and often. But dont overwork yourself. Try studying for periods of no longer than an hour at a time. You’ll retain more since most people only remember the beginning and ending material of what they study.

Also, unless your trying to get into an extremely prestigious job or graduate program, dont worry too much about getting perfect grades. Most employers want a well-rounded person, and may choose the lower-grade getter just to ensure that they have people skills and common sense. Think of it this way, you cant get any higher than summa cume laude. So a 3.9 is the best you actually need. Anything else is just giving you more stress. But that’s not to say that you should be mediocre, just think realistic. And college is just as much about finding yourself and having a little bit of fun as it is about learning and getting that job. It’s kind of that last right-of-passage before life hits you in the face. Just dont stress too much.

Learn what you can. Try your best. You’ll do fine.

disapline! disapline….

keep up the great work and dont let peer preasure get to you… college can be just as hard as high school if not harder due to the fact that you may not have your parents there to keep out out of trouble…concentration is the key..

keep your study habits up and dont party too awful much… but have a lil bit of fun.. just dont go over board with it…

pick and choose your friends wisely….

you seem to have your head on straight… keep it that way and you will go far… in life….

good luck and take loads of photos while your in college.. to remember it later and show your grand kids..:))

cheers

jo

that’s truly an extremely sturdy ingredient for you, in case you spin it the superb suited way. examine out your close by community college and spot in case you could take instructions there in regardless of concern you have an pastime in. colleges love, love, LOVE this once you’re taking initiative. What they do no longer choose you to do is say “oh, properly, my college does not grant no longer ordinary instructions. i assume i’m going to in basic terms supply up.” mutually as this would possibly not impact you negatively–inspite of each and everything, it wasn’t your fault, it could make your application plenty extra effective in case you confirmed which you took instructions on the community college or possibly a college close to you, in the event that they permit intense college scholars to take instructions there. additionally, many universities have summer season classes the place you could take a variety over the summer season and stay there, which might help to place some college-point classes on your transcript. contained meanwhile, take an entire load of instructions and attempt to maintain your GPA up. you appear to be a aggressive applicant that any sturdy college could be chuffed to take! On yet another notice, understand that that’s extremely puzzling to get into any UC out of state. there is basically approximately no hazard of entering into while you’re searching for for financial help, given the present day funds cuts. That being mentioned, that’s priceless to to save them for graduate preparation, considering the fact that is relatively the place the super preparation is. places like Berkeley are properly-commonplace, yet they infrequently supply any interest to undergraduates. So, while you’re truly into California, examine out some private colleges, the place they do no longer supply advantage to your state residency. USC is equivalent to UCLA–in l. a., super, into activities, that style of ingredient. Stanford is a competent selection, they do no longer care while you’re a California resident. sturdy success!

Its going to be harder, depending on the university you’re attending. Make sure you go to all your classes, take detailed notes, and keep up with homework and studying. Professors have different teaching styles and also different testing styles so you may have to alter your study habits according to this.

It may also help to make a few friends in the class with similar ambitions and have study groups. Also do extra credit if your prof. offers it. And if you get something wrong on a test, you may be able to meet with the prof. to debate it.

Study and limit beer intake. Alcohol actually increases memory loss IE making it hard to recall things you studied.

By saying good bye to social life

Through hard work.