i am a sophmore right now and i want to get started thinking about college. i need some tips on how to get good grades and be successful with my high school carreer. i would love to go to go directly to university. another problem of mine is that i also don't know what i want to be. i need help on deciding. does anybody know any test that would help me direct to the right path and right jobs for me? i would really much aprreciate your help. thank you.
2007-10-19 15:54:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I am a professor in Daytona Beach, FL. The best advice that I can give you is to attend school regularly (miss less than 10% of the time) and do your work. That is actually harder than it sounds as many high schools are impersonal and chaotic, but simply showing up and doing your work to the best of your ability will get you a long way. The greatest problem with undergraduate courses is that students don't show up like they should, thus, many fail for non-attendance and missing the work. The same thing is true with high school...
If you don't know what you want to be, or what to do with your life, see your guidance counselor/academic advisor. These people help students with career advisement-- not just personal problems as the former name implies. Also, community colleges will often have a career counseling center that you might be able to access for free. Both your high school and local community college should have a variety of tests and programs which will assess your abilities and learning styles, and give you good ideas about what to do as a career.
2007-10-19 16:59:04 · answer #1 · answered by PJM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that you should just get a book from the library that has all different careers in it and make a note of the ones that interest you. Also start to think about what your best subjects are, so you could maybe major in one of them in college and find a career that way.
As for tips to get good grades:
1) study, study, study
2) don't wait until the night before the test to study. start studying at least a week ahead of time.
take challenging courses. try to take honors and advanced level courses to better prepare you for college.
2007-10-19 16:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are some free online career aptitude tests, see:
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/careertests/a/careertests.htm
Once you get an idea what you want to do, I think you will become more motivated to do well in school.
In determining what type of job you might like, think about the type of lifestyle you want. Do you want a huge home with expensive cars? Would you be satisfied with a modest home? You need a career that matches your desired lifestyle (in relation to how much $$ you would make).
2007-10-19 16:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 15:59:51 · answer #4 · answered by monson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
study alot so ull be ahead of the class and get the work done with A's. And for the college/ career, see what your intrest/hobbies are to find a major you like
2007-10-19 16:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by daniel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋