What should I do to improve my grades?

[AlienDummy28]

I'm a type of person who really studies & even make reviewers for every subject, yet I always have bad scores after test.

I have this male classmate who doesn't even study that well and still is the top student. He said that reading/reviewing the past lessons makes it hard for him to remember the lessons. So instead, he always just trust his stock knowledge. While I, even if I study for weeks, I still have these low grades of mine until I started losing passion about studying.

I'm a college student by the way : ]

[Oliverlogan263]

Dang that really sucks about your grades not improving even when you study so hard! I'd be pretty bummed too if I was putting in all that work and just couldn't seem to get the scores.

A few things that might help though - maybe try changing up how you study instead of just reading over stuff. Like make flashcards, find online quizzes to test yourself, or get study groups together so you can explain things to each other. Memorizing stuff isn't always the best way to learn, you wanna actually understand the material.

And don't sweat your friend getting better scores without trying as hard - some people just test better naturally. As long as you're doing your best that's all that really matters.

Try not to stress too much either, relax a bit when you study so your brain isn't all foggy. And make sure to get enough sleep and eat well too to keep sharp. You got this dude, just gotta find a study method that works better for you. Keep at it!

[TommyMountainFigure]

When I was studying hard I remember being in the same boat as you. People not studying yet doing well.. I found out after they were lying. They probably studied more than anyone.

The key though is not to worry about what other people do or don't do. If you aren't getting good enough grades then you either aren't working hard enough, or you are not studying the right things!

There is a third reason and that could be because your mind goes blank under pressure. How you fix that though is anything you have trouble learning or remembering, make questions up out of them and call them over any free time you get.

[AlienDummy28]

Thank you.. I guess I didn't study hard enough that's why. This opinion really helped me. Thank you!

[TommyMountainFigure]

You're very welcome. I'm glad to help.

[TommyMountainFigure]

Thank you for MHO

[ProbablyClueless]

When I was going through college/university, I figured out a few things that really made a difference in how I performed on tests and exams. Maybe some of these things will help you.

• Figure out the time (s) of day you do your best work, and then stop trying to force yourself to work outside of those times. For me that time was morning. I do my best mental work in the morning.
• Figure out how your mind processes information, and then organize your notes around that structure. For example, in biology, a visual brain might really need to draw out the process of photosynthesis to visually understand the way the steps of the process fit together.
• Attend office hours! Also, ask your professors lots of questions to show that you're trying to work with the information.
• Use flashcards for things that require memorization, otherwise, do lots of practice problems to improve your competence with the content. But remember; also don't force yourself to work outside of the time of day you're doing your best work. Don't be afraid to take much needed breaks.

[abc3643]

What is your major? Different majors may require different study habits.

[AlienDummy28]

My major is Marketing Management.

[abc3643]

Well, I am not 100% sure I can help you, BUT I can tell you this:

In almost every single subject, there has been an effort within that subject to turn it more into something of a science. This means creating a taxonomy of various things and a corresponding jargon, but also creating a consistent logical presentation so that things build upon the previous.

In a subject like Marketing Management, there would be principles associated with management and also principles associated with marketing and business and economics.

So, try to master the vocabulary because that will help you understand the principles.

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Tell me more about what's going on...

Are you a freshman?
What specific classes are you having problems in?

Let's see what we can do...

[AlienDummy28]

Yes, I'm a freshman. Specific classes I'm having a problem is History, and computer.

I cried many times and got disappointed at my self after learning all the codes in computer but still got a score of 3/15 or 2/20 during our quizes. It made me feel like no matter what effort I do, I'm still a failure. I REALLY STUDIED AND UNDERSTAND THE CODES AND FORMULAS. I EVEN TAUGHT MY OTHER CLASSMATES HOW TO SOLVE IT. It's just that, I have this thing about me that if isn't taught to me, I find it hard to understand the lesson. Our prof in computer subject do taught us how to use the codes, but in his every tests, we were to put the total sales of the datas input in excel, and my answer in that important question will always be wrong so I get all my questions wrong because I made a mistake at solving the 1st question.

Do you get what I mean? :(

And for history, I JUST GET REALLY BORED STUDYING ABOUT IT!! The dates, the names, the people!! I'm really bad at memorizing things, and in this subjects, we need to memorize things because there's more enumeration during exams.

[jahaims]

Studying doesn't automatically mean you are retaining and understanding the given information

[AlienDummy28]

or is it because I'm just not that good at studying? :( Sometimes I think myself that I can learn things by experience and not just by reading things.

[jahaims]

You obviously aren't good at studying if you don't understand or retain the information.

[elizamichale1]

Maybe more focused approach will help u

[eagle1951]

try a study group