Oh sheesh, Classes in High School Advice?

Question

Ha, so I need some advice. My high school has a semester sytem. The year is split into two halves, with 4-5 classes in each semester. Now I got my class schedule today. My first semster is super easy. The only thing I'm going to have to actually study for and have homework for is Social Studies, maybe Business class as well. Possibly art but that's not os bad.

Second semster, I have Science, Math, and French. Those three are going to require studying for tests, and plenty of homework.

So my question is, how am I going to do this? I mean, science, math and french, are probably going to be pretty hard. I'm actually a straight A student, but that was elementary school. This is high school.

How will I be able to study for all for all of those, and manage to have a social life as well?

Ha, anyone else ever been in this kind of situation?

Answer 1

honestly... it isn't as hard as you think it will be

you actually have it pretty easy compared to me

but once you get into high school and see the actual workload and amount of time you have.. you'll devise a plan and know what to do first and such like that.. and pretty soon you'll get use to it  

Answer 2

I was a freshman last year, and I have also been a straight A student all my life. I managed to keep straight As even in high school, and I even played 3 sports so I had hardly any time at all. As long as you still work hard and have a good work ethic, you can also get straight As in high school.

You really don't get as much homework in those classes as you would think. Math will be the one that gives the most, but lots of teachers will give you time to do homework in class. You can give yourself time for homework in class by being efficient in class and doing your in-class assignments as quickly as possible while still doing a good job. then you can use the remainder of class to get some homework done.

The best way to get homework done is to manage time wisely. As soon as you get home from school, do your homework and don't do anything else until it's done. If you put it off, you might misjudge how long it's going to take you and end up having to rush or stay up late.

Don't try real hard to have a social life. Save fun nights with your friends for the weekend, after you do your homework.

Another thing to remember is that even though you might get the most homework from those 3 classes, it is very unlikely that you will get a lot of homework from each of them on the same night.

If you still think your classes are still too unevenly distributed and too much to handle, talk to your counselor and see if you can switch one of your harder classes with one of your easier ones. make sure you do this as soon as possible.

Answer 3

Truthfully there is no right or wrong answer here.

Think of it as getting prepared for college.  You just have to manage your time wisely.  Use a planner and mark down when you have tests, projects or papers due.  Go out on weekends when you don't have major tests or anything due for that week.  Or don't stay out late or too long when you know you only have the weekend to work on assignments or study.

Good luck, but if you are worried on how well you'll do in school it seems that you will do fine and at least are responsible enough to worry on how well you'll do in school.

Answer 4

i have spanish, math, chemistry, social studies  

Answer 5

At least your school didn't totally redo their entire system. From Freshmen to Junior year my schedule was easy to read. I get my Senior schedule in July, its hard to understand. My school just mailed out the final schedule today and this one is even harder to understand.

Answer 6

I'm about to start highschool, and I am a straight A student as well.  I know how you feel.  And, I hope we can both continue to be good students this yearrr! :)