Student success statement

Disciplining your-self to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the high road to pride self-esteem and personal satisfaction

Margaret thatcher

This quote means to me that you need to train your-self to be well behaved 

 Selecting Your Courses

Social Studies

You can better understand local and world events that are happening now by studying the culture and history that has shaped them. Here is a suggested course plan:

U.S. History (two semesters)

U.S. government (one semester)

World history or geography (one Semester)

One additional semester in the above or other areas

Foreign Languages

Solid foreign language study shows colleges you’re willing to stretch beyond the basics. Many colleges require at least two years of study in the same foreign language, and some prefer more.

Learning a foreign language can be a challenge but is exciting. Repetition is the key to learning a language, and having conversations with others speaking the same language is the best way to learn this new language. Repetition in a fun way will build your skills thoroughly as you seek to master new languages.

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Part 3

Science

Science teaches you to think analytically and apply theories to reality. Colleges want to see that you’ve taken at least three years of lavatory science classes. A good combination includes two semesters of each of the following sciences:

Biology

Chemistry or physics

Earth/ space science

More competitive schools expect you to take four years of lab science courses. You can add two semesters in one of the following subjects:

Chemistry or physics (the science you didn’t already study)

Advanced biology

Advanced chemistry

Advanced physics

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Selecting Your Courses

The following subjects and classes are standard fare for success in high school and beyond, whether you plan to attend a four-year or two-year College.

English (Language Arts) Take English every year, traditional courses, such as American and English literature, help you improve your writing skills, reading comprehension and vocabulary.

Math

You need algebra and geometry to succeed on college entrance exams and in college math classes – and in many careers. Take them on early on. That way, you’ll be able to enroll in advanced science and math in high school, and show colleges you’re ready for higher level work.

Most colleges look for students who have taken three years of math in high school. The more competitive ones require or recommend four years. Each school ha sit’s own program, but some of the courses typically offered:

·      Algebra I

·      Algebra II

·      Geometry

·      Trigonometry

·      Calculus

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The Power of Study Groups

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Guidelines for Getting a Group Together

Here are some guidelines for creating and running a study group: How many? Create a group of four six people. In a larger group, it’s easy for someone to get left out and smaller groups can too easily get off track.

Who? Pick classmates who seem to share your interest in doing well academically. Look for people who stay alert in class, take notes, ask question and respond to the teacher’s questions. Include someone who understands the material better than you and can explain the concepts and someone who doesn’t understand it as well, to whom you can explain the material. Where? Hold study group sessions in a place that is free of distractions and that has room to spread out books and notes. How long? Meet for no more than two to three hours at a time. Having a time limit helps the group focus. If you know you only have an hour, you’re more likely to stay on task. When? Try to meet regularly, on the same day and time each week. Treating the study session as you would other activities helps you to keep to a schedule and ensures that everyone attends.

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The Power of Study Groups

The Benefits of Study Groups

Groups study offers other advantages in addition to gaining a deeper understanding of class materials. These include the opportunity to: Reinforce note-taking. If your AP Biology notes are unclear, you can ask a member of your study group to help you fill gaps. Share talents. Each person brings different strengths, such as organizational skills, the ability to stick a task or a calculus problem together that none would have solved alone. Benefit from a support system. Members often have in common goals, such as good grades. Each person’s work affects the other members, which results in making members supportive of one another. Socialize. It’s more fun to study with other; the give and-take makes it more interesting. And because it’s more fun, you spend more time studying!

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Working Together Helps everyone

You may have noticed that when you’re explaining something you’ve learned to a friend, you begin to understand it better yourself. This happens because, when you explain an idea, you think more deeply about it.

The same principle makes study groups useful. Studying studying with others in a small group is helpful because your:

·       Think out loud

·       Share ideas

·       Learn from one another

In an effective study group, you and other students hash out lesson materials together – explaining concepts, arguing about them, figuring out why one person’s answer differs from another’s – and in the process, you most likely learn more than you would have studying by yourself.

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