How To Be A Successful High School Student

Cierra Gibson
11th Grade
Martin Luther King High School Student

Whenever I try to think of good ways to be a good and successful high school student, I ask someone else who has graduated from high school and question as to what they may have done differently.

One way to be a good high school student is by choosing friends who want to be successful, and would encourage success. One way you can find out if your friends want to be successful is by asking them what they want to be in life, and if it appears that they don’t have any goals, you can talk to them about their future, and if not, you should find friends who want to go the same way you want to go. I know people, who were hard workers, but they picked the wrong friends and they were pressured into doing things that they didn’t want to do. If they were really my friends they would understand that I don’t want to do the things that they do. A lot of people become successful because they have friends backing them up. I met a man at Youthville and he was showing us what happens to people that hung around the bad crowd and he told us to show him our friends and he could tell us our future. I thought to myself and agreed that what he was saying was true. So look at your friends and see if they are going to help you make it out of high school and into college.
There are other ways to managing your time. It is hard to find time to study and complete your homework. There are also other things that occupy your time, sports, extra curricular activities, work, etc. The key is to set a portion aside for school and homework and extra curricular activities. If you are on a sports team or are in after school programs, try to squeeze a little time to study and do homework right before these activities. Every little bit helps. Take 15 or 20 minutes before you eat dinner or try reading something over again before you go to bed. The key is to put some time aside for your studies. If there is any downtime at your job, take out the books and try to get in a little work. Take good notes in class. Once you are home, try re-reading them or re-writing them to get the thoughts engraved into your brain. This is a full proof method to quicker learning. Highlight anything that looks important or you should know. This way it sticks out when you read it again. For exams and test, study in a quiet place and study as much as you can. Make flash cards, study guides, whatever it takes. Make sure you spend a lot of time to study. Don't forget to read over your notes a couple times as well. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. It isn’t made to be a pain in the you know what for any student. Homework is supposed to help you better understand the material you are learning. That is why you should do it. If you do your homework you will understand your subject a lot better.